GPS_COM waypoint data
File type: GIS, GPS navigation and map file
A gar file extension is related to the GPS_COM, a data management software used to upload, or download data from Garmin GPS devices. A gar file contains waypoint data.
Found 2 different file type records with the same gar filename suffix.
File type category:
GIS, GPS navigation and map file
Date updated: December 21, 2017
The gar file extension is related to GPS_COM, a program which performs Downloading, Uploading, and Listing of User, Route, Almanac, Track, and Proximity Databases, and Uploading of Aviation Databases using the serial interface.
Where possible, these operations take place at up to 115,200 baud. GPS_COM is part of AviaDBM Software for Garmin.
File type category:
Bitmap image file
Date updated: September 27, 2026
The GAR file format is associated with services developed by Google. A GAR file stores a bitmap image used as an avatar or profile picture.
Open a GAR file through the Google service that created it, where possible. An image viewer or editor may also open it if it recognizes the image data.
If an image editor can open the file, export or save a copy in a common image format such as PNG or JPEG.
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