.SID file extension

How to open file with .SID extension?

Klaus Mehler, 28.08.2014
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.SID is the file extension developed by for the needs of their proprietary software. The files with the .SID extension belong to the "Various Files" category. The full name of this type of files is Commodore 64 Tunes And Sound Effects. Files with the .SID 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 .SID extension. Below is a list of such applications. Among them are also applications fully free of charge for home use.

Commodore 64 Tunes And Sound Effects

Ads OS Software
WINDOWS
SIDTool SIDTool

LizardTech MrSID Image File Format

OS Software
WINDOWS
GeoExpress GeoExpress
ArcGIS ArcGIS
CompeGPS Land CompeGPS Land
LizardTech ExpressView (MrSID) Browser Plug-in LizardTech ExpressView (MrSID) Browser Plug-in
Total GIS Converter Total GIS Converter

Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) Software Inventory Delta

OS Software
WINDOWS
Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS)

ScanIt Document

OS Software
WINDOWS
ScanIt ScanIt

OpenOffice.org Slot Id

OS Software
WINDOWS
OpenOffice.org OpenOffice.org

Steam Game Data Backup

OS Software
WINDOWS
Steam Steam

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