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iCalendar calendar file format (Microsoft Outlook, Apple iCal)
File type: Settings, options, themes or skins file
Files with ics extension are calendar data in exchange format which is widely accepted in many personal information managers and e-mail clients such as Microsoft Outlook, or Apple iCal. It is an universal format for transporting calendar data and events from one program to another.
Found 5 different file type records with the same ics filename suffix.
File type category:
Settings, options, themes or skins file
Date updated: January 3, 2025
File extension ics is mainly associated with Microsoft Outlook, a personal information manager, which is part of Microsoft Office, developed by Microsoft Corporation. But the ICS format is widely used by many other applications.
The ics file format is universal calendar format used by many other applications such as Microsoft Outlook, Apple iCal (Calendar), Mozilla Sunbird, and Google Calendar.
It allows users to publish and share calendar data on internet. Other users can subscribe to published calendars and import events into their own calendars. The specifications for this format are described in RFC 2445.
MIME types:
text/calendar
Applications like Microsoft Outlook or Apple iCal are able to import *.ics files.
ABC Amber iCalendar Converter supports conversion of ICS Outlook calendar files in to other document formats (PDF, HTML, CSV, XLSX, etc.).
Software applications that can open ics files:
Microsoft Windows
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
On-line services
Software apps that create ics files:
Microsoft Windows
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
On-line services
Software apps that import ics files:
Microsoft Windows
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
On-line services
Software apps that export ics files:
Microsoft Windows
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
On-line services
Software applications that handle other tasks involving ics files:
Microsoft Windows
File type category:
Digital camera RAW file
Date updated: April 5, 2023
File extension ics is also used for the images saved in Image Cytometry Standard.
Cytometry is a technique for counting, examining, and sorting microscopic particles suspended in a stream of fluid. It allows simultaneous multiparametric analysis of the physical and/or chemical characteristics of single cells flowing through an optical and/or electronic detection apparatus.
Both the old and new version of features ICS extension, with the newer format contain both pixel and metadata.
ICS format should be widely supported in suitable professional image processing software packages.
Can be exported to other graphics formats.
Software apps that import ics files:
Multiplatform
Software apps that export ics files:
Multiplatform
File type category:
3d graphics, CAD-CAM-CAE file
Date updated: January 15, 2018
The ics file extension is associated with the 3D CAD applications IronCAD and Inovate, developed by IronCAD for Microsoft Windows operating system.
The ics files are used by these applications for 3D graphics.
Use IronCAD to open *.ics files.
Use IronCAD to export *.ics files to other formats.
File type category:
Audio and sound file
Date updated: September 23, 2019
Record marked as obsolete and not updated for a long time.
The ics file extension is associated with the IC Recorder (ICD-R100), a recording device that allows users to record voice audio for example memos developed by Sony.
The ics file stores recorded voice audio.
USe Digital Voice Editor to open *.ics sound files.
Probably can be exported to other formats.
Apps designed for playing ics files:
Microsoft Windows
Software apps that record to ics files:
Microsoft Windows
Software applications that handle other tasks involving ics files:
Microsoft Windows
File type category:
Various data file
Date updated: November 28, 2017
The ics file extension is also related to SwiftView, the premier high-performance, high-resolution color view, print, and export tool, as well as the industry-leading PCL5, PCL6, HPGL and TIFF viewer.
The ics file contains program command.
Use SwiftView to work with *.ics files.