Files with dms extension are compressed disk files for Disk Masher System - Amiga disk archiving format. 

There are 3 other file types using
the DMS file extension!

empty icon.dms - Exigen Workflow imaging data file

empty icon.dms - Dream Maker script file

empty icon.dms - BYOND script

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Software that open dms file

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DMS file extension - Amiga compressed archive

What is dms file? How to open dms files?

This is a floppy disk image compressed with DiskMasher, an Amiga disk compressor.

DMS (the Disk Masher System) is a proprietary Amiga disk archiving format that was widely used to store and distribute disk images before emulation became widespread.

It supports built-in compression, and a few copy protection schemes. DMS is supported well on original Amiga systems, but remains less popular than ADF in the emulation community.

Mime types:
application/octet-stream

This dms 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.

Updated: December 5, 2023

The default software associated to open dms file:

Amiga Forever icon

Cloanto IT srl logoAmiga Forever  Microsoft Windows software

Company or developer:
Cloanto IT srl

Amiga Forever is an Award-Winning Amiga emulator, preservation and support package brought to you by Cloanto, Amiga developers since 1986.

Help how to open:

Use ZipZag to open .dms compressed archives.

How to convert:

Conversion to other formats is not possible.

Related links:

Emulator Zone website

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

Applications that extract dms file - Amiga compressed archive

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

Microsoft Windows:

Main software associated with dms file by default:
Amiga Forever small icon Amiga Forever
Other suggested software:
ZipZag small icon ZipZag

Apple macOS / Mac OS X:

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