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ANSI text (code page 437)
File type: Text file
Files with ansi extension can be typically encountered as specially encoded text files, encoded using Code page 437 character set. Popular in the past for ANSI art.
File type category:
Text file
Date updated: December 31, 2024
File extension ansi is sometimes used to label special text files encoded using Code page 437 (CCSID 437), a character set of the original IBM PC (personal computer).
For all intents and purposes it's just renamed .txt file with different encoding.
It is probably best known for use in ANSI art, which typically uses .ans files.
Use any text editing software to view content of .ansi files.
Various text editing tools are able to to export ansi formatted texts to other text formats.
Software applications that can open ansi files:
Microsoft Windows
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Linux/Unix
Multiplatform
Software applications that can edit ansi files:
Microsoft Windows
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Linux/Unix
Multiplatform
Software capable of saving ansi files:
Microsoft Windows
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Linux/Unix
Software apps that import ansi files:
Multiplatform
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