LanguageANSI
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.
What is ansi file?
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.
How to open ansi file?
Use any text editing software to view content of .ansi files.
How to convert ansi file?
Various text editing tools are able to to export ansi formatted texts to other text formats.
Suggested software to open ansi file:
Associated software actions with the ansi file
Software applications that can open ansi files:
NotePad++ text editor (Microsoft Windows)
PSPad (Microsoft Windows)
Sublime Text (Microsoft Windows)
Sublime Text for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Sublime Text for Linux (Linux/Unix)
PabloDraw (Multiplatform)
Software applications that can edit ansi files:
NotePad++ text editor (Microsoft Windows)
PSPad (Microsoft Windows)
Sublime Text (Microsoft Windows)
Sublime Text for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Sublime Text for Linux (Linux/Unix)
PabloDraw (Multiplatform)
Software capable of saving ansi files:
NotePad++ text editor (Microsoft Windows)
PSPad (Microsoft Windows)
Sublime Text (Microsoft Windows)
Sublime Text for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Sublime Text for Linux (Linux/Unix)
Software apps that import ansi files:
PabloDraw (Multiplatform)