LanguageAPPLICATION
ClickOnce deployment manifest
File type: Program executable file, Text file
Files with application extension are special app installers deployed with Microsoft’s ClickOnce technology. ClickOnce is similar technology to the Java Web Start for the Java Platform. ClickOnce applications can be developed in the Microsoft Visual Studio.
What is application file?
File type category:
Program executable file
Text file
Date updated: December 30, 2024
The application file extension is mainly associated with ClickOnce, a Microsoft's technology for deploying Windows Forms or Windows Presentation Foundation-based software, which is also called Smart clients. It is similar to Java Web Start for the Java Platform. ClickOnce is only available in .NET 2.0 and its later versions.
The application files contain a deployment manifest, a XML file that describes a ClickOnce deployment, including the identification of the current ClickOnce application version to deploy.
The application files were designed to provide easy "one click" deployments of user-level Windows applications. They have a corresponding .appref-ms file that activates the ClickOne for a program, which subsequently executes within the .NET framework in Windows.
How to open application file?
The *.application file (ClickOnce deployment manifest) is in simple text format. You can use any text editor or IDE to open *.application files.
How to convert application file?
There is no way how to convert *.application file (ClickOnce deployment manifest) to other file format.
Suggested software to open application file:
Associated software actions with the application file
Software applications that can open application files:
Microsoft Windows (Microsoft Windows)
Microsoft Visual Studio (Multiplatform)
Software applications that can edit application files:
Microsoft Visual Studio (Multiplatform)
Software capable of saving application files:
Microsoft Visual Studio (Multiplatform)
Software apps that create application files:
Microsoft Visual Studio (Multiplatform)