Files with IST extension might also be found in older IsoStar program. Some sort of science program.
There are 6 other file types using
the IST file extension!
.ist - Digitrakker instrument
.ist - MakeIndex (TeX) style index
.ist - Adobe ImageStyler data
.ist - InstallShield project template file
.ist - Inspiration template
.ist - Interlace Studio picture image
IST file extension - IsoStar Library of intermolecular interactions file
What is ist file? How to open ist files?
The IST file extension is related to IsoStar - A Knowledge Base of Intermolecular Interactions. CCDC's first knowledge base, IsoStar, stores knowledge about intermolecular interactions in the form of scatterplots. Each scatterplot shows the distribution of a contact group (for example, an O-H donor group) around a specific central group (for example, a charged carboxylate group) displayed in a RasMol window.
An *.ist file used by IsoStar contains library of intermolecular interactions.
MIME: chemical/x-isostar
Help how to open:
Use IsoStar to work with these *.ist files.
How to convert:
As far as we know, this .ist file type can't be converted to any other file format. This is usually the case of system, configuration, temporary, or data files containing data exclusive to only one software and used for its own purposes. Also some proprietary or closed file formats cannot be converted to more common file types in order to protect the intellectual property of the developer, which is for example the case of some DRM-protected multimedia files.
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