InstallShield script
File type: Source code and script file
Files with ins extension are mainly related to scripts from InstallShield tool for create Windows program installation packages.
Found 8 different file type records with the same ins filename suffix.
File type category:
Source code and script file
Date updated: September 30, 2022
File extension ins is associated with the InstallShield, a tool for Microsoft Windows that allows users to create application installation packages for Windows.
The ins file stores script written for InstallShield, used to automate processes in the InstallShield.
MIME types:
application/x-net-install
Use InstallShield to open .ins files.
There is probably no real way how you can convert this particular file type to anything else.
InstallShield (Microsoft Windows)
InstallShield (Microsoft Windows)
InstallShield (Microsoft Windows)
InstallShield (Microsoft Windows)
InstallShield (Microsoft Windows)
File type category:
Game file
Date updated: March 20, 2017
The ins file extension is associated with the Adventure Game Toolkit, an interpreter of text adventure games, popular in 1980s and 1990s.
The ins file stores game instructions used by AGT.
File type category:
Various data file
Date updated: August 31, 2017
The ins file extension is associated with Corel WordPerfect, a word processing program for Microsoft Windows operating system, developed by Corel Corporation.
The ins file stores some kind of data used by Corel WordPerfect.
Corel Word Perfect is part of Corel Word Perfect Office suite.
The ins files are used for internal purposes of Corel WordPerfect.
Corel WordPerfect (Microsoft Windows)
Corel WordPerfect (Microsoft Windows)
Corel WordPerfect Office (Microsoft Windows)
File type category:
Various data file
Date updated: December 20, 2018
The ins file extension is related to Inspiration, a mind mapping software for Microsoft Windows operating system from Inspiration Software.
The ins file created in Inspiration contains saved mind map created in Inspiration.
Use Inspiration to open *.ins files.
Probably can be exported to other formats.
Inspiration (Microsoft Windows)
Inspiration (Microsoft Windows)
Inspiration (Microsoft Windows)
Inspiration (Microsoft Windows)
Inspiration (Microsoft Windows)
File type category:
Source code and script file
Date updated: March 20, 2017
The ins file extension is associated with the LaTeX, a document preparation system, available for various platforms.
The ins file stores script with commands used for installation purposes of LaTeX.
LaTeX (Microsoft Windows)
LaTeX (Microsoft Windows)
File type category:
Settings, options, themes or skins file
Email attachment blocked file
Date updated: May 15, 2019
The ins file extension is associated with the Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS).
Internet Information Services (IIS) is a powerful Web server that provides a highly reliable, manageable, and scalable Web application infrastructure for all versions of Windows Server 2003.
The ins file stores Internet communications settings data.
Mime types:
application/x-internet-signup
Probably not meant to be accessed by the user.
Probably cannot be converted to anything else.
Microsoft Internet Information Services (Microsoft Windows)
Microsoft Windows Server (Microsoft Windows)
File type category:
System file
Email attachment blocked file
Date updated: December 30, 2024
The ins file extension is associated with the Microsoft Windows operating system.
Windows Internet Name Service (WINS) is a NetBIOS name resolution service that allows client computers to register their NetBIOS names and IP addresses in a dynamic, distributed database and to resolve the NetBIOS names of network resources to their IP addresses.
WINS is needed in any Microsoft Windows network environment that includes operating systems or applications that rely on NetBIOS.
The ins file stores communications settings.
The ins files are used for internal purposes of Microsoft Windows.
Conversion to other formats is not possible.
Microsoft Windows (Microsoft Windows)
Microsoft Internet Information Services (Microsoft Windows)
File type category:
Audio and sound file
Date updated: November 10, 2024
The ins file extension is used for sample cell instrument files.
The ins file contains one instrument definition and references to external audio files used by the instrument; used by both Mac and Windows platforms, but incompatible with each other.
Used by many vendors like AdLib or Ensoniq.
Use Awave Studio to open *.ins files.
Use compatible tools to export *.ins files to other formats.
Awave Studio (Microsoft Windows)
Chicken Systems Sampler Tools (Microsoft Windows)
REAKTOR (Microsoft Windows)
Sonar (Microsoft Windows)
Translator Professional (Multiplatform)