Files with ocx extension are associated with the Microsoft ActiveX Control items. An ocx is an OLE custom control (program) that is used by various Windows applications to provide such function as handling scroll bar movement and window resizing.

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Software that open ocx file

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OCX file extension - ActiveX Control

What is ocx file? How to open ocx files?

File type specification:

System file type icon System file type

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ocx file icon: ocx filetype icon

File extension ocx is used for Active Control items.

The ocx is an Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) custom control, a special-purpose program that can be created for use by applications running on Microsoft's Windows systems. OCX provides such functions as handling scroll bar movement and window resizing. If you have a Windows system, you'll find a number of files in your Windows directory with the ocx file name suffix.

The ocx (ActiveX control) is actually implemented as a dynamic link library DLL module. (You can think of a DLL program as a "subprogram" that can be used by any number of application programs, each of which is a "container" for the DLL or OCX/ActiveX control "object.") Visual Basic and C++ are commonly used to write OCX or ActiveX controls.

Updated: November 24, 2023

The default software associated to open ocx file:

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Microsoft Corporation logoMicrosoft Windows  Microsoft Windows software

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Microsoft Corporation

A family of operating systems developed by the Microsoft Corp. The first Windows was released in 1985 as a GUI add-on to MS-DOS. MS-DOS based Windows versions were developed to 2000, when was released the last version called Windows ME. Windows based on NT core started in 1993. Windows NT family are developed to these days, the latest version is called Microsoft Windows 11.

Microsoft Visual Studio icon

Microsoft Corporation logoMicrosoft Visual Studio  Multiplatform software

Company or developer:
Microsoft Corporation

Microsoft Visual Studio is an integrated development environment (IDE) used to create applications for Microsoft Windows, Windows Mobile, .NET Framework, Silverlight as well as dynamic websites and web applications. Visual Studio is available for Windows and Mac.

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Help how to open:

ActiveX control files are for internal purposes of Windows applications. ActiveX control applications (ocx files) can be written in Visual Basic, or C++ programming languages.

How to convert:

Conversion to other formats is not possible.

Find conversions from ocx file:

ocx to dll

File identification strings:

HEX code: 4D 5A
ASCII code: MZ

Related links:

Download an OCX file

List of software applications associated to the .ocx file extension

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and possible program actions that can be done with the file: like open ocx file, edit ocx file, convert ocx file, view ocx file, play ocx file etc. (if exist software for corresponding action in File-Extensions.org's database).

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Software that open ocx file - ActiveX Control

Programs supporting the exension ocx on the main platforms Windows, Mac, Linux or mobile. Click on the link to get more information about listed programs for open ocx file action.

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