HDF5

hdf5 icon

Hierarchical Data Format

File type: Various data file

Files with hdf5 file extension can be found as data files in Hierarchical Data Format.

Found 2 different file type records with the same hdf5 filename suffix.

What is hdf5 file?

File type category:
Various data file

Date updated: January 23, 2018

Record marked as obsolete and not updated for a long time.

The hdf5 file extension is one of the several suffixes used for files in the Hierarchical Data Format.

HDF is the name of a set of file formats and libraries designed to store and organize large amounts of numerical data originally developed at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications.

Technical details

MIME types
  • application/x-hdf

HDF5 data

File type category:
Various data file

Date updated: October 8, 2018

The hdf5 file extension is associated with the HDF5 File Format. It is data model, library, and file format for storing and managing data.

It supports an unlimited variety of datatypes, and is designed for flexible and efficient I/O and for high volume and complex data.

How to open hdf5 file?

Use HDFView to open *.hdf5 files.

How to convert hdf5 file?

Probably can be converted to other formats.

Technical details

MIME types
  • application/x-hdf
File signature
HEX 89 48 44 46 0D 0A 1A 0A
ASCII .HDF....
Version: 1
HEX 89 48 44 46 0D 0A 1A 0A 01
ASCII .HDF.....
Version: 2
HEX 89 48 44 46 0D 0A 1A 0A 02
ASCII .HDF.....
HEX 89 48 44 46 0D 0A 1A 0A 00
ASCII .HDF.....

Suggested software to open hdf5 file:

Associated software actions with the hdf5 file

Programs for viewing hdf5 files:

Microsoft Windows

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