Files with conf extension can be most often found as various configuration files in numerous applications for Windows, Linux or Mac.

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CONF file extension - Configuration information

What is conf file? How to open conf files?

File extension conf is generally related to various configuration files. These can either hold config for certain program or even whole devices.

In most cases, a conf file is a simple text file, that can be viewed and edited in any text editor. However, if you are not experienced with the configuration of your program, you should better not edit or alter these files, because it might crash your program or produce error messages.

The conf file extension is frequently used for config files on Linux and Mac platform.

Updated: November 29, 2023

The default software associated to open conf file:

Apache http server icon

Apache Software Foundation logoApache http server  Microsoft Windows software

Company or developer:
Apache Software Foundation

The Apache HTTP Server Project is an effort to develop and maintain an open-source HTTP server for modern operating systems.

Trend Micro Inc. logoOfficeScan Client/Server Edition  Microsoft Windows software

Company or developer:
Trend Micro Inc.

OfficeScan Client/Server Edition is used to potect desktops, laptops, and file servers with OfficeScan, comprehensive security against today’s complex, blended threats and Web-based attacks. In-the-cloud Web Reputation protects your clients—on and off the network—by blocking access to and from malicious sites.

VMware Workstation icon

VMware, Inc. logoVMware Workstation  Microsoft Windows software

Company or developer:
VMware, Inc.

VMware Workstation is popular application used to create virtual computer machines in one desktop or laptop computer. It supports virtualization of many computer operating systems, such as Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, MS-DOS, FreeBSD etc.

VMware Workstation can convert an existing physical computer into VMware virtual machine. Each virtual machine represents a complete computer, including processor, memory, network connections etc. VMware Workstation is distributed for Microsoft Windows and Linux.

Unix icon

The Open Group logoUnix  Linux/Unix software

Company or developer:
The Open Group

A multi-tasking operating system for various platforms, the first version of UNIX was released in 1969. It is developed by AT&T as well as various commercial vendors, universities and non-profit organizations. Traditional Original Unix systems have characteristics of Version 7 Unix or UNIX System V. Unix Specification have Mac OS X, Mac OS X Server, Solaris, AIX, HP/UX, z/OS etc. Other systems, such as Linux and BSD are called Unix-like or Unix system-like.

Linux operating systems icon

Various Linux developers logoLinux operating systems  Linux/Unix software

Company or developer:
Various Linux developers

Linux is family of Unix-based operating systems. Linux kernel supports variety of devices such as desktop computers, smart phones, tablet computers, routers, video game consoles etc. Linux is also leading operating system for servers. Linux is available for free in many distributions on the Internet.

Popular distributions for desktops are Ubuntu, Fedora, openSUSE, Debian. For servers are variants of Red Hat, Xandros, Slackware, Debian, SUSE etc.

Operating system for smart phones called Android is also based on Linux. Nokia developed Linux based operating systems for smart phones called MeeGo and Maemo.

Help how to open:

Use any text editor to view and edit the *.conf files.

How to convert:

There is no way to convert *.conf files to other formats.

Find conversions from conf file:

conf to txt

Find converter to conf file type:

txt to conf

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

Software that open conf file - Configuration information

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

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