There are 12 other file types using
the ACT file extension!

empty icon.act - Microsoft Office actor data

act icon.act - FoxPro Documenting Wizard Action Diagram data

empty icon.act - Action! presentation

empty icon.act - Animation:Master animation

empty icon.act - Train Simulator activity data

empty icon.act - DataWave data

empty icon.act - ADPCM compressed audio

empty icon.act - Genesis3D actor data

empty icon.act - DS Game Maker action data

empty icon.act - Fly! RAW image palette

empty icon.act - act/cut CAD drawing

empty icon.act - Stronghold game data

ACT file extension - Adobe Photoshop/Illustrator color table

What is act file? How to open act files?

File type specification:

Settings, options, themes or skins file type icon Settings, options, themes or skins file type

act file icon: act filetype icon

The act file extension is mainly related to graphic editors from Adobe. Used in both Photoshop and Illustrator, the ACT format is used to store color tables.

These act files are used to contains data about colors used for graphics optimization.

The default software associated to open act file:

Adobe Photoshop icon

Adobe Systems Incorporated logoAdobe Photoshop  Microsoft Windows software

Company or developer:
Adobe Systems Incorporated

Adobe Photoshop is great photography editing software that offers numerous features, powerful tools and other breakthrough capabilities to offer their users maximum performance for image editing.

The latest version, Photoshop CC is available through the new Adobe Creative Cloud suite. The previous version was Photoshop CS6.

Adobe Illustrator icon

Adobe Systems Incorporated logoAdobe Illustrator  Microsoft Windows software

Company or developer:
Adobe Systems Incorporated

Adobe Illustrator is a vector graphics editor and part of some editions of Adobe Creative Suite and Cloud. It is a direct competitor to programs like CorelDraw. Illustrator allows users  to create sophisticated artwork for virtually any medium.

The latest version, Illustrator CC is available through the new Adobe Creative Cloud suite. The previous version was Illustrator CS6.

Adobe Photoshop for Mac icon

Adobe Systems Incorporated logoAdobe Photoshop for Mac  Apple macOS / Mac OS X software

Company or developer:
Adobe Systems Incorporated

Adobe Photoshop for Mac is popular image editing application. It is able to create and compose images, edit photos and supports variety of image formats to open, export and convert.

The latest version, Photoshop CC is available through the new Adobe Creative Cloud suite. The previous version was Photoshop CS6.

Adobe Illustrator for Mac icon

Adobe Systems Incorporated logoAdobe Illustrator for Mac  Apple macOS / Mac OS X software

Company or developer:
Adobe Systems Incorporated

Mac version of Adobe Illustrator, a vector graphics editor that is part of some editions of Adobe Creative Suite and Creative Cloud. The newest member of Illustrator family is the CC version available in Creative Cloud bundle. 

Help how to open:

This type of colour tables can be imported to Adobe programs.

How to convert:

Colour tables can be typically exported between various formats so they can be used in different programs.

List of recommended software applications associated to the .act 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 act file, edit act file, convert act file, view act file, play act file etc. (if exist software for corresponding action in File-Extensions.org's database).

Settings file type for software that use act file - Adobe Photoshop/Illustrator color table

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

Microsoft Windows:

Main software associated with act file by default:
Adobe Photoshop small icon Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator small icon Adobe Illustrator

Apple macOS / Mac OS X:

Main software associated with act file by default:
Adobe Photoshop for Mac small icon Adobe Photoshop for Mac
Adobe Illustrator for Mac small icon Adobe Illustrator for Mac

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