LanguageCLIPPING
Mac Text clipping file (prior Mac OS 9)
File type: Text file
Files with clipping suffix could be typically found on old Mac computers prior Mac OS 9. Generated by Finder app when you drag and drop text data.
What is clipping file?
File type category:
Text file
Date updated: November 29, 2024
File extension clipping is most likely only used on older Mac OS platform for the purposes of saving text data that were added to the Finder window via drag and drop method.
Finder uses textclipping file extension for the same purposes since Mac OS 9 and continues to do so in macOS.
How to open clipping file?
Any text editor should be capable of viewing .clipping files.
How to convert clipping file?
ClippingSticker utility can be used to export the .clipping files to common graphics formats including JPEG. This will basically make a picture of the text window.
Suggested software to open clipping file:
Associated software actions with the clipping file
Software applications that can open clipping files:
TextEdit (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Apple Finder (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Software applications that can edit clipping files:
TextEdit (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Software capable of saving clipping files:
TextEdit (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Software apps that create clipping files:
Apple Finder (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Software apps that import clipping files:
ClippingSticker (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Software applications that handle other tasks involving clipping files:
Mac OS X (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
macOS (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)