XANN file format description

Many people share .xann files without attaching instructions on how to use it. Yet it isn’t evident for everyone which program a .xann file can be edited, converted or printed with. On this page, we try to provide assistance for handling .xann files.

1 filename extension(s) found in our database.

.xann - XANN Packer Audio Data

The XANN audio files are related to XANN Packer. The XANN file is a XANN Packer Audio Data. XANN Packer was an audio compressor for Commodore Amiga. The XANN Packer seems to be no longer supported.

Application:

XANN Packer

Category:

Audio files

Mime-type:

application/octet-stream

Magic:

- / -

Aliases:

xan

XANN Packer Audio Data related extensions:

.mptm: OpenMPT Module
.sip: Scopetrax Compressed Sample
.sw: Signed Word Audio File
.spu: Sony Playstation Audio Data
.s3i: Scream Tracker 3 Instrument
.dmo: Twin TrackPlayer Music

Naturally, other applications may also use the .xann file extension. Even harmful programs can create .xann files. Be especially cautious with .xann files coming from an unknown source!

Can't open a .xann file?

When you double-click a file to open it, Windows examines the filename extension. If Windows recognizes the filename extension, it opens the file in the program that is associated with that filename extension. When Windows does not recognize a filename extension, you receive the following message:

Windows can't open this file:

example.xann

To open this file, Windows needs to know what program you want to use to open it. Windows can go online to look it up automatically, or you can manually select one from a list of programs that are installed on your computer.

To avoid this error, you need to set the file association correctly.

Open Control Panel > Control Panel Home > Default Programs > Set Associations.
Select a file type in the list and click Change Program.

The .xann file extension is often given incorrectly!

According to the searches on our site, these misspellings were the most common in the past year:

ann, xan

Is it possible that the filename extension is misspelled?

Similar file extensions in our database:

.xan: Worms 3D Map
.xan: XANN Packer Audio Data
.ann: Windows Help Annotations
.ann: ENVI Annotation Data
.ann: King-FIX Data
.ann: Zemax Annotations Data

Operating systems

DataTypes.net currently supports the following operating systems:

Windows XP/Vista, Windows 7/8/10, Windows 11, CentOS, Debian GNU/Linux, Ubuntu Linux, FreeBSD, macOS, Mac OS X, iOS, Android

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