It seems to be primarily for Windows. The applications listed are Windows apps.Do you absolutely have to have a desktop application? If not, if a web site will do, there's always http://filext.com .
Can you give me an iron-clad guarantee on that?macosx.com is just that. Enter extension or file-type, and someone will tell you the other things.
Is there any Mac application into which one can input extension or file-type and get back extension, file-type, and applications which can handle them? I would like something that can give back all 3 parameters.
It seems to be primarily for Windows. The applications listed are Windows apps.
I would prefer something that can examine my own system and tell me if I have anything that can handle a particular type of file.
'course not. But there are quite a few users on here that have quite a bit of experience with soooooooo many different file-types... Of course the answer's never instant with a forum. I'd say that "google" thing is a good bet, too.Can you give me an iron-clad guarantee on that?
Really? I input aiff into the search box, and what I got back was Irfanview, which is Windows application.If you have a document/file with an extension that is used with a Mac app, you should get Mac info, even through filext.com. A large percentage of files will be windows-based, but Mac (as well as a large number of other OSes) will be listed.
What you are asking for is really counter to how MacOS X/NeXTstep/OpenSTEP works. What you really want is an app which can identify the standard filetype associated with a particular extension. Any compatible application can read or write a particular filetype. Take RTF for example. It can be associated with Text Edit, Pages, Microsoft Word, or any number of other word processors. AIFF is compatible with any number of audio applications. The list goes on.Really? I input aiff into the search box, and what I got back was Irfanview, which is Windows application.
I want to be able to look up any extension that I happen to encounter, and get an instant answer.
Right. Suppose I want to know what can handle .pict files, but I do not have any on my hard drive. You are saying that I must obtain one of those files before I can find out any information.