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.SESX

Adobe Audition Multitrack Session File

The SESX file extension is the proprietary project format used by Adobe Audition, a professional digital audio workstation (DAW). Intr…

Audio
.SF2

SoundFont 2

SoundFont 2 (SF2) is a widely recognized file format for storing musical instrument samples and synthesis parameters. Developed by E-m…

Audio
.SF3

SoundFont 3 Audio Bank

SoundFont 3 (SF3) is an open-source file format used for storing digital audio samples and MIDI instrument data. Developed primarily b…

Audio
.SFF

Standard Flowgram Format

The Standard Flowgram Format (SFF) is a specialized binary file format primarily utilized in the field of bioinformatics to store data…

Data
.SFZ

SFZ Sample Definition File

The SFZ file format is a royalty-free, open-standard specification for defining the behavior of musical instrument samples within a so…

Audio
.SHP

Shapefile

A shapefile is a popular geospatial vector data format for geographic information systems (GIS) software. It is developed and regulate…

Data
.SKP

SketchUp Model

The SKP file extension is used for 3D models created with SketchUp, a popular 3D modeling software developed by Trimble Inc. These fil…

Data
.SLDPRT

SolidWorks Part Document

A .sldprt file is a 3D CAD (Computer-Aided Design) part file created by SolidWorks, a popular solid modeling software application deve…

Data
.SLIM

Slim Framework Template

The `.slim` file extension is primarily associated with the Slim Framework, a popular PHP micro-framework used for developing web appl…

Programming
.SLN

Visual Studio Solution File

A Visual Studio Solution (.sln) file is a structure for organizing projects in Microsoft Visual Studio. It serves as a text-based conf…

Programming
.SLN.DOTSETTINGS

JetBrains ReSharper/Rider Solution Settings File

A file with the .sln.dotsettings extension is an XML-based configuration file used by JetBrains ReSharper and JetBrains Rider, which a…

Programming
.SMC

Super Magicom Cartridge ROM

An SMC file is a ROM image of a game cartridge for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES). It contains a complete copy of the…

Data
.SMF

Standard MIDI File

A Standard MIDI File (SMF) is a universal file format designed to store MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) data, which consis…

Audio
.SMI

Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language

The SMI (Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language) file format, often seen with the extension .smi or .sami, is a text-based marku…

Data
.SNAP

Snap Package

A .snap file is a self-contained package format used primarily in Linux environments for distributing software applications and their…

Archive
.SNOOP

Snoop Network Capture File

The .snoop file format is a legacy packet capture format originally developed for the Solaris operating system. It is used by the 'sno…

Data
.SNW

S Note File

The SNW file extension is primarily associated with S Note, a note-taking application developed by Samsung for its Galaxy Note series…

Data
.SO (SHARED OBJECT - LINUX)

Shared Object

A shared object file, identified by the `.so` extension, is a dynamically linked library used primarily in Linux and other Unix-like o…

Executable
.SOLIDWORKS (SLDPRT)

SolidWorks Part

A .SLDPRT file is a 3D part file created by SolidWorks, a popular CAD (Computer-Aided Design) software used for designing and engineer…

Data
.SOLIDWORKS PART (.SLDPRT)

SolidWorks Part

A .SLDPRT file is a 3D part file created by SolidWorks, a popular CAD (Computer-Aided Design) software application developed by Dassau…

Data
.SPD

SPSS Data File

The SPD file format is primarily associated with IBM SPSS Statistics, a powerful software package used for interactive or batched stat…

Data
.SPK

Synology Package File

A file with the SPK extension is a Synology Package file used specifically by Synology Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices. These f…

Archive
.SPS

SPSS Syntax File

An SPS file is a syntax file used by IBM SPSS Statistics, a widely used software suite for the analysis of statistical data. These fil…

Programming
.SPV

SPSS Output Document

An SPV file is an output document created by IBM SPSS Statistics, a widely used software package for statistical analysis in social sc…

Data
.SESX

Adobe Audition Multitrack Session File

The SESX file extension is the proprietary project format used by Adobe Audition, a professional digital audio workstation (DAW). Introduced with version CS5.5…

Audio
.SF2

SoundFont 2

SoundFont 2 (SF2) is a widely recognized file format for storing musical instrument samples and synthesis parameters. Developed by E-mu Systems and Creative La…

Audio
.SF3

SoundFont 3 Audio Bank

SoundFont 3 (SF3) is an open-source file format used for storing digital audio samples and MIDI instrument data. Developed primarily by the MuseScore team, it…

Audio
.SFF

Standard Flowgram Format

The Standard Flowgram Format (SFF) is a specialized binary file format primarily utilized in the field of bioinformatics to store data generated by the Roche 4…

Data
.SFZ

SFZ Sample Definition File

The SFZ file format is a royalty-free, open-standard specification for defining the behavior of musical instrument samples within a software sampler. Unlike ma…

Audio
.SHP

Shapefile

A shapefile is a popular geospatial vector data format for geographic information systems (GIS) software. It is developed and regulated by Esri as a mostly ope…

Data
.SKP

SketchUp Model

The SKP file extension is used for 3D models created with SketchUp, a popular 3D modeling software developed by Trimble Inc. These files contain all the inform…

Data
.SLDPRT

SolidWorks Part Document

A .sldprt file is a 3D CAD (Computer-Aided Design) part file created by SolidWorks, a popular solid modeling software application developed by Dassault Systèm…

Data
.SLIM

Slim Framework Template

The `.slim` file extension is primarily associated with the Slim Framework, a popular PHP micro-framework used for developing web applications and APIs. These…

Programming
.SLN

Visual Studio Solution File

A Visual Studio Solution (.sln) file is a structure for organizing projects in Microsoft Visual Studio. It serves as a text-based configuration file that descr…

Programming
.SLN.DOTSETTINGS

JetBrains ReSharper/Rider Solution Settings File

A file with the .sln.dotsettings extension is an XML-based configuration file used by JetBrains ReSharper and JetBrains Rider, which are popular developer prod…

Programming
.SMC

Super Magicom Cartridge ROM

An SMC file is a ROM image of a game cartridge for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES). It contains a complete copy of the game's data, allowing use…

Data
.SMF

Standard MIDI File

A Standard MIDI File (SMF) is a universal file format designed to store MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) data, which consists of musical instruction…

Audio
.SMI

Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language

The SMI (Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language) file format, often seen with the extension .smi or .sami, is a text-based markup language used to add su…

Data
.SNAP

Snap Package

A .snap file is a self-contained package format used primarily in Linux environments for distributing software applications and their dependencies. It's design…

Archive
.SNOOP

Snoop Network Capture File

The .snoop file format is a legacy packet capture format originally developed for the Solaris operating system. It is used by the 'snoop' command-line utility…

Data
.SNW

S Note File

The SNW file extension is primarily associated with S Note, a note-taking application developed by Samsung for its Galaxy Note series of smartphones and tablet…

Data
.SO (SHARED OBJECT - LINUX)

Shared Object

A shared object file, identified by the `.so` extension, is a dynamically linked library used primarily in Linux and other Unix-like operating systems. Unlike…

Executable
.SOLIDWORKS (SLDPRT)

SolidWorks Part

A .SLDPRT file is a 3D part file created by SolidWorks, a popular CAD (Computer-Aided Design) software used for designing and engineering mechanical parts and…

Data
.SOLIDWORKS PART (.SLDPRT)

SolidWorks Part

A .SLDPRT file is a 3D part file created by SolidWorks, a popular CAD (Computer-Aided Design) software application developed by Dassault Systèmes. These files…

Data
.SPD

SPSS Data File

The SPD file format is primarily associated with IBM SPSS Statistics, a powerful software package used for interactive or batched statistical analysis. Specifi…

Data
.SPK

Synology Package File

A file with the SPK extension is a Synology Package file used specifically by Synology Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices. These files are essentially comp…

Archive
.SPS

SPSS Syntax File

An SPS file is a syntax file used by IBM SPSS Statistics, a widely used software suite for the analysis of statistical data. These files contain command-line i…

Programming
.SPV

SPSS Output Document

An SPV file is an output document created by IBM SPSS Statistics, a widely used software package for statistical analysis in social science, market research, h…

Data

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