Files with dxr extension are mainly used in Adobe Director multimedia authoring tool for one of the default file types. A dxr file stores movie protected against editing.
There are 2 other file types using
the DXR file extension!
.dxr - Green Building Advisor data
.dxr - Vegas Jackpot Gold game data
Software that open dxr file
DXR file extension - Adobe Director protected movie
What is dxr file? How to open dxr files?
File extension dxr is associated with Adobe Director, a multimedia application authoring platform created originally Macromedia and now owned and further developed by Adobe.
The dxr file contains a non-editable movie saved in the program.
It is similar to a .dir file, but it is protected and not editable, which means it is often used for distributing final versions of Director applications.
Some sources claim that Adobe Acrobat coould also render these files.
MIME types:
application/x-director
application/vnd.dxr
This dxr 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: January 2, 2025
The default software associated to open dxr file:
Adobe Director 
(obsolete software)
Company or developer:
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe Director is authoring software used to create interactive games, demos, prototypes, simulations, and eLearning courses for the web. Was available as standalone app until February 1, 2017 when it was officially discontinued in favor of Creative Cloud.
Adobe Director for Mac 
(obsolete software)
Company or developer:
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe Director for Mac is application authoring platform that allows users to create interactive games, demos, prototypes, simulations, and eLearning courses for the web.
Company or developer:
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe Creative Cloud is latest member of Creative family. With this version Adobe moved from one-time fee to subscription based model, while no longer plans to offer one time purchase options like the users were used. There is either annual or monthly fee for using the whole bundle or just one program.
List of software applications associated to the .dxr 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 dxr file, edit dxr file, convert dxr file, view dxr file, play dxr 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 dxr files.
dxr file viewer - programs that view dxr file - Adobe Director protected movie
Programs supporting the exension dxr on the main platforms Windows, Mac, Linux or mobile. Click on the link to get more information about listed programs for view dxr file action.
