Lyrics file
File type: Text file
A lyr file extension identifies a text-based Lyrics file. It contains the words of a song.
Some audio software uses lyr files to store lyrics associated with audio tracks.
Found 5 different file type records with the same lyr filename suffix.
File type category:
Text file
Date updated: October 26, 2026
The lyr file extension is used for Lyrics files containing song words in plain text. The content can usually be viewed and edited with a text editor.
Some audio software uses these files together with audio tracks or other music data. The exact way the lyrics are displayed or associated with a track depends on the software that created or uses the file.
Open the lyr file with a plain-text editor to view its contents. If the file belongs to an audio application, open it through that application to display the lyrics with the associated track.
A lyr file can usually be opened in a text editor and saved as a TXT file when only the song words are needed. This may remove any formatting or software-specific information.
Compatible tools may also export Lyrics files to other formats. There is generally no need to convert a Lyrics file to another format unless a particular audio application requires one.
File type category:
Various data file
Date updated: October 27, 2026
The lyr file extension is associated with ArcView, the Basic license level of Esri's ArcGIS for Desktop geographic information system for Microsoft Windows.
An lyr file describes how a layer should appear in a map. It can contain the layer name, symbology, labels, visibility settings and other display properties, together with a reference to the source data. The file normally does not contain a separate copy of the geographic data itself.
The file is used as part of an ArcGIS map document and helps preserve a layer's configuration so it can be added to other maps. It is a legacy ArcGIS Desktop format; newer ArcGIS software uses the newer LYRX layer format, although ArcGIS Pro can import many ArcMap layer files.
Open the lyr file in ArcGIS for Desktop Basic (ArcView) on Microsoft Windows, or add it to an ArcGIS map. The source dataset referenced by the layer must also be available at the recorded path or through the relevant data connection.
ArcGIS Pro can import many layer files created by ArcGIS Desktop, but compatibility may vary for older or unsupported layer properties.
An lyr file is a layer definition rather than a standalone geographic dataset, so it normally has no useful direct conversion to another data format. To preserve the layer configuration, open it in ArcGIS and save or package it using the options supported by that software.
To convert the underlying geographic data, use ArcGIS to export the dataset referenced by the layer. This converts the data, not the layer file's display settings.
Software applications that can open lyr files:
Microsoft Windows
Software apps that create lyr files:
Microsoft Windows
Software applications that handle other tasks involving lyr files:
Microsoft Windows
File type category:
3d graphics, CAD-CAM-CAE file
Date updated: October 26, 2026
The lyr file extension is associated with bestIMAGE, CAD software for Microsoft Windows developed by Stork Prints.
A lyr file contains a bestIMAGE design, including bitmap images and vector illustrations.
Use bestIMAGE on Microsoft Windows to open a lyr file.
bestIMAGE can export designs stored in lyr files to other formats.
File type category:
Game file
Date updated: October 2, 2026
The .lyr file extension identifies one of the files used by Crysis. Crytek developed Crysis, which was released for Microsoft Windows in 2007.
A LYR file provides data used by the game as it loads and runs its content. It is intended for use by Crysis rather than for direct editing or exchange between applications.
Open the file by running Crysis on Microsoft Windows. The game reads its LYR files automatically when they are stored in the expected game-data folders.
A LYR file is not normally opened independently.
There is no practical conversion for a Crysis LYR file. It is an internal game-data file, not a document intended for export to another format.
To preserve or transfer it, copy the file without changing its extension or contents.
Software applications that handle other tasks involving lyr files:
Microsoft Windows
File type category:
Various data file
Date updated: June 8, 2018
The lyr file extension is used for layer files from DataCAD, a professional level CADD software for Microsoft Windows operating system, developed by DATACAD LLC. Some sort of graphics data format.
Use DataCAD to work with *.lyr files.
Probably can be converted to other formats.
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