The Iconfactory xScope guides file
File type: Various data file
The .guides file is a guides file used by xScope, The Iconfactory's utility for Apple macOS.
It stores a set of guides for use in xScope.
File type category:
Various data file
Date updated: October 2, 2026
The GUIDES file extension is associated with xScope, a macOS application from The Iconfactory for measuring, aligning, and inspecting on-screen graphics and layouts.
A .guides file contains a set of guides used by xScope when working with on-screen designs.
Open a .guides file with xScope on Apple macOS. If the file is not associated with xScope, open xScope first and use the application's file-opening command.
There is no generally supported conversion for the xScope .guides format. Keep the file in its native format and use it with xScope; guides needed in another application may have to be recreated manually.
Software applications that handle other tasks involving guides files:
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
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