.ASC file extension

How to open file with .ASC extension?

Klaus Mehler, 28.08.2014
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.ASC is the file extension developed by Notepad++ Team for the needs of their proprietary software. The files with the .ASC extension belong to the "Document Files " category. The full name of this type of files is ASCII Text. Files with the .ASC extension can be opened in several ways. The easiest is to install the manufacturer’s application. Fortunately, this is not the only method. There are many applications on the market that successfully open files with the .ASC extension. Below is a list of such applications. Among them are also applications fully free of charge for home use.

ASCII Text

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WINDOWS
NotePad++ text editor NotePad++ text editor
Microsoft Windows NotePad Microsoft Windows NotePad
MAC TextEdit TextEdit
Linux gedit gedit

PGP (Pretty Good Privacy) Signature

OS Software
WINDOWS
Pretty Good Privacy Pretty Good Privacy

Adobe Flash ActionScript Communications

OS Software
WINDOWS
Adobe Flash Adobe Flash
Adobe Dreamweaver Adobe Dreamweaver
Adobe Media Server Adobe Media Server
Adobe Creative Suite Adobe Creative Suite

3D Studio Max 3D ASCII Scene

OS Software
WINDOWS
3D Studio Max 3D Studio Max
AutoCAD AutoCAD
3D Object Converter 3D Object Converter

Apohysis Script

OS Software
WINDOWS
Apophysis Apophysis

Atlantis Word Processor Spellchecker

OS Software
WINDOWS
Atlantis Word Processor Atlantis Word Processor

Atari Jaguar Sound Patch

OS Software

After downloading and installing the software in our system, files with the .ASC extension should be automatically associated with the new application. With this association, the file can be opened by double-clicking the mouse. If for some reason we still cannot open the file with the .ASC extension, we still have one method. It involves the attempt to open the file from the installed application. Choosing from the menu "FILE", we perform the command "Open" and the explorer window we select the file we are interested in, and then we confirm by pressing enter. This method is more time-consuming, but enables us to definitively state whether we use the correct application to open the files with the .ASC extension. If we are sure of it, we then use the extended reference menu (shift key and right mouse button) and by selecting "Open With", we select the appropriate application and we permanently connect it with a file with the extension we are interested in.