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

act icon.act - Adobe Photoshop/Illustrator color table

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 - Microsoft Office actor data

What is act file? How to open act files?

File type specification:

Graphics file type icon Graphics file type

The act file extension is also related to Microsoft Office and used for files that contain animated assistant characters - actors.

They work as some sort of interactive help when working with the program. Used by Office Assistant.

This act 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 act file:

Microsoft Office Assistant picture or screenshot

Microsoft Corporation logoMicrosoft Office Assistant  Microsoft Windows software

Company or developer:
Microsoft Corporation

Microsoft Office Assistant was a Microsoft Office feature to assist users by way of an interactive animated character in early Microsoft Office versions.

Help how to open:

This file type is not meant to be opened directly, there is no software that could open and work with it directly, or there is no information available in public sources about opening this file type. This is usually the case of some internal data files, caches, temporary files etc.

How to convert:

As far as we know, this .act 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.

List of 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).

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 act files.

Software that import act file - Microsoft Office actor data

Programs supporting the exension act on the main platforms Windows, Mac, Linux or mobile. Click on the link to get more information about Microsoft Office Assistant for import act file action.

Microsoft Windows:

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