Files with acm file extension could be in the past found as audio files in various computer games, including the acclaimed Fallout, Baldur's Gate or American Civil War.

There are 4 other file types using
the ACM file extension!

acm icon.acm - Adobe Photoshop command button file

empty icon.acm - FreeBSD file

empty icon.acm - Visual SourceSafe module

empty icon.acm - eSignal file

ACM file extension - ACM compressed sound

What is acm file? How to open acm files?

File type specification:

Game file type icon Game file type

Audio and sound file type icon Audio and sound file type

The acm file extension seems to have been primarily related to an audio format featured in several computer games, including Fallout, Baldur's Gate or American Civil War.

Probably related to now obsolete Audio Compression Manager (ACM), which was a Windows multimedia framework for management of audio codecs (compressor/de-compressors). It was replaced by DirectX and its DirectShow component.

It seems there were several versions of this format and not all programs that support ACM may support all of the formats. Especially dedicated converters for game music usually just work for a specific game.

This acm file type entry was marked as obsolete and no longer supported file format.

This type of file is no longer actively used and is most likely obsolete. This is typically the case for system files in old operating systems, file types from long discontinued software, or previous versions of certain file types (like documents, projects etc.) that were replaced in higher versions of their original programs.

The default software associated to open acm file:

Baldur's Gate icon

BioWare logoBaldur's Gate  Microsoft Windows software

Company or developer:
BioWare

Baldur's Gate is a famous computer role-playing game created by BioWare and released in 1998.

Fallout icon

Interplay Entertainment Corporation logoFallout  Microsoft Windows software

Company or developer:
Interplay Entertainment Corporation

In the Fallout you will take the role of a Vault-dweller, a person who has grown up in a secluded, underground survival Vault. Circumstances arise that force you to go Outside -- to a strange world 80 years after the end of the modern civilization. A world of mutants, radiation, gangs and violence.

The gameplay consists of traveling around the game world, visiting locations and turn-based combat with the local inhabitants. Fallout uses an action point system, multiple actions may be performed until points no longer remain in the pool.

Help how to open:

Winamp player with ACM plugin should be able to playback these files. It is possible some works with other media players.

How to convert:

You can find conversion utilities on internet that allow gamers to convert ACM audio to WAV. However most of these programs are 10+ years old and the links may be dead.

List of software applications associated to the .acm file extension

Recommended software programs are sorted by OS platform (Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android etc.)
and possible program actions that can be done with the file: like open acm file, edit acm file, convert acm file, view acm file, play acm file etc. (if exist software for corresponding action in File-Extensions.org's database).

Hint:
Click on the tab below to simply browse between the application actions, to quickly get a list of recommended software, which is able to perform the specified software action, such as opening, editing or converting acm files.

acm file player - programs that play acm file - ACM compressed sound

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

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