Alcohol 120% Image file (media descriptor file) format
File type: Disk image (ISO) binary file
Files with mds extension can be typically found as one of the auxiliary files for Alcohol 120% disk images. This type of mds files contains additional metadata that are used to better emulate MDF disk images.
Found 3 different file type records with the same mds filename suffix.
File type category:
Disk image (ISO) binary file
Date updated: July 13, 2025
File extension mds is primarily associated with Alcohol 120%. An MDS file is an optional media descriptor file that can be generated when you create a disc image from a CD or DVD. The format is a binary file with the ASCII identifying characters "MEDIA DESCRIPTOR" appearing in the beginning of the file.
A typical .mds file contains metadata about the original media, specifically the position of the layer breaks or layer breach bit, a property of the copy protection feature of many DVDs. An MDS file is then used in conjunction with its related disc image (MDF) to re-create the DVD.
MDS file can be created by optical disc imaging applications. The MDS file format is mainly used by the Alcohol 120% application, but some other disk and emulation tools are using it. Its a favourite image format for backup exact copies of original game disc.
If you were interested in MDS file, you might have been also interested in MDF file format.
The MDS (media descriptor file) is important file used to open MDF images. Without the MDF file, it serves no purpose as it does not hold the image data.
You cannot convert *.mds files to anything else. However it can be used when a MDF file is being converted.
Alcohol 120% (Microsoft Windows)
Blindwrite (Microsoft Windows)
ISOBuster (Microsoft Windows)
PowerISO (Microsoft Windows)
Daemon Tools (Microsoft Windows)
MagicISO (Microsoft Windows)
UltraIso (Microsoft Windows)
WinMount (Microsoft Windows)
Astroburn (Microsoft Windows)
DAEMON Tools for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Alcohol 120% (Microsoft Windows)
Alcohol 120% (Microsoft Windows)
Alcohol 120% (Microsoft Windows)
ImgBurn (Microsoft Windows)
File type category:
Various data file
Date updated: December 30, 2024
The mds file extension file extension is associated with the DirectX suite of application programming interfaces used by multimedia applications and video games in Microsoft Windows operating system.
The mds file contains Mid2stream data.
Probably not meant to be accessed by the user.
Probably cannot be converted to anything else.
Microsoft Windows (Microsoft Windows)
DirectX (Microsoft Windows)
File type category:
Graphics file
Date updated: September 25, 2017
The mds file extension is associated with the SeeYou navigating and analysis software for Microsoft Windows used by glider pilots. The .mds file contains raster map that can be used in the SeeYou application.
Use SeeYou to open .mds raster map files.
It is not possible to convert the mds extension files.
SeeYou (Microsoft Windows)
SeeYou (Microsoft Windows)
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