Files with aco extension are quite often color palettes and swatches from Adobe Photoshop graphics editing tool.

There are 2 other file types using
the ACO file extension!

empty icon.aco - ArCon object collection data

empty icon.aco - CYANA dihedral angle constraint

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Software that open aco file

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ACO file extension - Adobe Photoshop color palette and swatches data

What is aco file? How to open aco files?

File type specification:

Graphics file type icon Graphics file type

aco file icon: aco filetype icon

File extension aco is associated with the Adobe Photoshop professional pixel-based graphics editing software for Windows and Mac.

A typical .aco file contains color swatch (collection of predefined colors) that are viewed in the Photoshop color palette.

The default software associated to open aco file:

Adobe Photoshop icon

Adobe Systems Incorporated logoAdobe Photoshop  Microsoft Windows software

Company or developer:
Adobe Systems Incorporated

Adobe Photoshop is great photography editing software that offers numerous features, powerful tools and other breakthrough capabilities to offer their users maximum performance for image editing.

The latest version, Photoshop CC is available through the new Adobe Creative Cloud suite. The previous version was Photoshop CS6.

Adobe Photoshop for Mac icon

Adobe Systems Incorporated logoAdobe Photoshop for Mac  Apple macOS / Mac OS X software

Company or developer:
Adobe Systems Incorporated

Adobe Photoshop for Mac is popular image editing application. It is able to create and compose images, edit photos and supports variety of image formats to open, export and convert.

The latest version, Photoshop CC is available through the new Adobe Creative Cloud suite. The previous version was Photoshop CS6.

Adobe Creative Cloud icon

Adobe Systems Incorporated logoAdobe Creative Cloud  Multiplatform software

Company or developer:
Adobe Systems Incorporated

Adobe Creative Cloud is latest member of Creative family. With this version Adobe moved from one-time fee to subscription based model, while no longer plans to offer one time purchase options like the users were used. There is either annual or monthly fee for using the whole bundle or just one program.

Help how to open:

Use Adobe Photoshop to open aco color palette files.

How to convert:

The aco color palette and swatches files can be exported to adobe color swatch exchange format (ase file extension).

Find conversions from aco file:

aco to ase

aco to gif

aco to jpeg

aco to jpg

aco to pdf

aco to png

aco to psd

Find converter to aco file type:

3ds to aco

ase to aco

jpeg to aco

jpg to aco

png to aco

psd to aco

List of software applications associated to the .aco file extension

Recommended software programs are sorted by OS platform (Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android etc.)
and possible program actions that can be done with the file: like open aco file, edit aco file, convert aco file, view aco file, play aco file etc. (if exist software for corresponding action in File-Extensions.org's database).

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Click on the tab below to simply browse between the application actions, to quickly get a list of recommended software, which is able to perform the specified software action, such as opening, editing or converting aco files.

Software that open aco file - Adobe Photoshop color palette and swatches data

Programs supporting the exension aco on the main platforms Windows, Mac, Linux or mobile. Click on the link to get more information about listed programs for open aco file action.

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Apple macOS / Mac OS X:

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