Files with acsm extension can be found as sort of purchase tickets for an e-book meant for the Adobe Digital Editions digital content management platform.

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ACSM file extension - Adobe Content Server Message data

What is acsm file? How to open acsm files?

File type specification:

Encoded and encrypted file type icon Encoded and encrypted file type

acsm file icon: acsm filetype icon

File extension acsm is most likely best known for its use for one of the default files in Adobe Digital Editions.

Adobe Content Server Message (.acsm) files are used to manage and download digital content, mostly e-books, but can also be used for some other digital content as well.

The acsm files contain all the information to download and activate digital content that they represent. They are also used as a form of digital content authorization, much like a DRM license that is used for music and video media.

Basically, this format is used as some sort of  a purchase ticket (a key) that allows you to download e-books. In Digital Editions you can find the path to the book in the Item Info dialog.

Content Server 4 protected e-books can not be opened in either Adobe Acrobat or Adobe Reader and can only be opened in Digital Editions.

MIME types:
application/vnd.adobe.adept+xml

Updated: November 27, 2023

The default software associated to open acsm file:

Adobe Digital Editions icon

Adobe Systems Incorporated logoAdobe Digital Editions  Microsoft Windows software

Company or developer:
Adobe Systems Incorporated

Adobe Digital Editions is a electronic publication management software with which users can purchase, download, and read digital content. Digital Editions support standard e-book formats such as EPUB or PDF.

Adobe Digital Editions for Mac icon

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

Company or developer:
Adobe Systems Incorporated

Adobe Digital Editions for Mac is free e-book viewer and manager. Digital Editions supports epub, pdf, xhtml documents and flash-based content. It is able to purchase and download digital content from the Internet and transfer ebooks from PC to other devices.

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 Digital Editions to open the .acsm file and download your ebook.

How to convert:

When the link is downloaded to Digital Editions, you can proceed to export your ebook to other formats, like PDF or EPUB.

Find conversions from acsm file:

acsm to doc

acsm to docx

acsm to epub

acsm to mobi

acsm to pdf

acsm to word

List of software applications associated to the .acsm 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 acsm file, edit acsm file, convert acsm file, view acsm file, play acsm 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 acsm files.

Software that open acsm file - Adobe Content Server Message data

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

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