A dts file extension is related to the Device Tree Specification, a data format used to describe hardware.

There are 4 other file types using
the DTS file extension!

empty icon.dts - Data Transformation Services data

dts icon.dts - Digital Surround audio file format

empty icon.dts - Directory Toolkit script

empty icon.dts - iSite Enterprise medical image

DTS file extension - Linux Device Tree source

What is dts file? How to open dts files?

File type specification:

Source code and script file type icon Source code and script file type

The dts file extension is associated with the Device Tree Specification, a data structure format for describing hardware.

Many aspects of the hardware can be described in a data structure that is passed to the operating system at boot time.

The dts format is used by OpenFirmware, OpenPOWER Abstraction Layer (OPAL), Power Architecture Platform Requirements (PAPR) and in the standalone Flattened Device Tree (FDT) form.

Updated: April 7, 2024

The default software associated to open dts file:

NotePad++ text editor icon

Notepad++ Team logoNotePad++ text editor  Microsoft Windows software

Company or developer:
Notepad++ Team

A very popular free text and source code editor. It supports syntax highlighting and syntax folding for C, C++, HTML, ASP, Java, Pascal, PHP, Cobol, CSS etc. Notepad++ also supports plugins to add new features. It is localized to many languages.

Help how to open:

Use text editor to view content of *.dts files.

How to convert:

As far as we know, this .dts 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 .dts 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 dts file, edit dts file, convert dts file, view dts file, play dts 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 dts files.

Software that open dts file - Linux Device Tree source

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

Microsoft Windows:

Main software associated with dts file by default:
NotePad++ text editor small icon NotePad++ text editor
Other suggested software:
Sublime Text small icon Sublime Text

Apple macOS / Mac OS X:

Linux/Unix:

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