There are 8 other file types using
the CEL file extension!
.cel - Lumena CEL bitmap image
.cel - Kiss paper doll data
.cel - MicroStation cell library
.cel - Native Instruments Battery drum cell
.cel - Adobe Audition loop
.cel - Celestia 3D rendering script
.cel - Constructor animation
.cel - Affymetrix probe results
CEL file extension - Autodesk Animator FLIC format
What is cel file? How to open cel files?
File type specification:
The cel file extension is associated with the Autodesk Animator software.
Autodesk Animator animation old format (AutoDesk FLIC format)
FLIC is the format developed by AutoDesk that is designed for storing brief animations. FLIC is limited to images 320 by 200 pixels and allows a palette of 256 colors.
Updated: January 3, 2025
The default software associated to open cel file:
Autodesk Animator
(obsolete software)
Company or developer:
Autodesk, Inc.
Autodesk Animator is a 2D animation and painting program very popular in the late 1980s and the early 1990s. Eventually the development on the product ended and it became no longer supported by Autodesk.
List of software applications associated to the .cel 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 cel file, edit cel file, convert cel file, view cel file, play cel file etc. (if exist software for corresponding action in File-Extensions.org's database).
Hint:
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Software that open cel file - Autodesk Animator FLIC format
Programs supporting the exension cel on the main platforms Windows, Mac, Linux or mobile. Click on the link to get more information about Autodesk Animator for open cel file action.
Microsoft MS-DOS:
Autodesk Animator (obsolete/discontinued)