.RC file extension

How to open file with .RC extension?

Klaus Mehler, 28.08.2014
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.RC is the file extension developed by Microsoft Corporation for the needs of their proprietary software. The files with the .RC extension belong to the "Developer Files " category. The full name of this type of files is Microsoft Visual Studio Visual C/C++ Resource Script. Files with the .RC 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 .RC extension. Below is a list of such applications. Among them are also applications fully free of charge for home use.

Microsoft Visual Studio Visual C/C++ Resource Script

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WINDOWS
Microsoft Visual Studio Microsoft Visual Studio
Adobe ExtendScript Adobe ExtendScript
C++ Builder C++ Builder
PowerBASIC PowerBASIC
Resource Workshop Resource Workshop

GNU Emacs Configuration Record

OS Software
WINDOWS
Emacs Emacs

Mozilla (Netscape) Subscription Information

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WINDOWS
Netscape Navigator Netscape Navigator
Firefox Firefox
SeaMonkey SeaMonkey

Left 4 Dead

OS Software
WINDOWS
Left 4 Dead Left 4 Dead

LabVIEW Configuration

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WINDOWS
LabVIEW LabVIEW

After downloading and installing the software in our system, files with the .RC 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 .RC 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 .RC 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.