Behold settings
File type: Settings, options, themes or skins file
A bho file is a text-based settings file used by Behold, a genealogy data viewer for Microsoft Windows.
It stores links to genealogy data and instructions that tell Behold how to visualize that data.
File type category:
Settings, options, themes or skins file
Date updated: October 11, 2026
The bho file extension is associated with Behold, genealogy software for Microsoft Windows. Behold uses these files to save settings for viewing genealogy data.
A bho file is stored in text format. It contains links to genealogy data and instructions that tell Behold how to display or visualize the data; it does not serve as the genealogy data itself.
Open a bho file with Behold on Microsoft Windows. The file can also be viewed in any text editor, although editing it may affect how Behold displays the linked data.
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