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Delphi resource data
File type: Binary file
Files with res extension can be usually found as various resource packages, for example for Delphi developing tool.
Found 7 different file type records with the same res filename suffix.
What is res file?
File type category:
Binary file
Date updated: November 29, 2023
File extension res is associated with Delphi, a program developing tool from Embarcadero.
A .res files are binary files used for a project containing resource definitions, such as strings, icons, images etc.These files will be recreated by the IDE when loading a project but the icon will get lost in that process.
Therefore you should either keep it in source control or find another way to create it.
How to open res file?
Delphi resources are used by Delphi projects only.
How to convert res file?
Resource files generally cannot be converted, just sometimes exported or extracted with proper tool.
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Associated software actions with the res file
Software applications that can open res files:
Delphi (Microsoft Windows)
Software apps that create res files:
Delphi (Microsoft Windows)
Software applications that handle other tasks involving res files:
Delphi (Microsoft Windows)
Game resource data
File type category:
Game file
Date updated: July 11, 2024
The res file extension is used in variety of computer games for data files that hold resources for the game. This can be all sort of data, from graphic, videos, sounds, interfaces, settings and such.
How to open res file?
Some *.res files from computer games can be opened and extracted with Dragon UnPACKer.
How to convert res file?
Some game resources archives can be extracted, but no conversion is possible.
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Associated software actions with the res file
Software applications that can open res files:
Dragon UnPACKer (Microsoft Windows)
Software apps that extract res files:
Dragon UnPACKer (Microsoft Windows)
Software applications that handle other tasks involving res files:
System Shock 2 (Microsoft Windows)
SWAT 3 (Microsoft Windows)
Rage of Mages (Microsoft Windows)
Rage of Mages 2 (Microsoft Windows)
Laser Light (Microsoft Windows)
Half-Life (Microsoft Windows)
WorldCraft (Microsoft Windows)
Fuzzys World of Miniature Space Golf (Microsoft Windows)
Evil Islands (Microsoft Windows)
Baldur's Gate (Microsoft Windows)
Championship Bass (Microsoft Windows)
FlyFF (Microsoft Windows)
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (Microsoft Windows)
Electranoid (Microsoft MS-DOS)
Xatax (Microsoft MS-DOS)
Microsoft C, C++ compiled resource file
File type category:
Source code and script file
Date updated: July 10, 2017
The res file extension is associated with the Microsoft C and C++ integrated development environments and predecessors of Visual C++ and Visual Studio applications. The .res file stores compiled resources.
How to open res file?
Use Visual C++ to open .res compiled resource files.
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Associated software actions with the res file
Software applications that can open res files:
Resource Hacker (Microsoft Windows)
Software applications that handle other tasks involving res files:
Visual C++ (Microsoft Windows)
Microsoft Linker resource compiler input file
File type category:
Source code and script file
Date updated: September 9, 2024
The res file extension is associated with the Microsoft Linker. The .res file stores resources for compiler.
You can specify a .res file when linking a program. The .res file is created by the resource compiler (RC). LINK automatically converts .res files to COFF. The CVTRES.exe tool must be in the same directory as LINK.exe or in a directory specified in the PATH environment variable.
Windows NT uses a special format for the executable (image) files and object files. The format used in these files are referred to as Portable Executable (PE) or Common Object File Format (COFF) files. The name Portable Executable refers to the fact that executable files can run on more than one platform. This article describes in detail the internal features of PE/COFF file formats and its parameters.
Suggested software to open res file:
Associated software actions with the res file
Software applications that handle other tasks involving res files:
Microsoft Visual Studio (Multiplatform)
SHELX output file
File type category:
Various data file
Date updated: October 19, 2017
The res file extension is associated with the SHELX an applications suite used for crystal structure determination from single-crystal diffraction data. The .res file stores output data with crystal structure determination.
How to open res file?
Use SHELX to open .res output files.
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Associated software actions with the res file
Software apps that export res files:
SHELX (Microsoft MS-DOS)
Software applications that handle other tasks involving res files:
SHELX (Microsoft MS-DOS)
Steam Client resource data
File type category:
Various data file
Date updated: September 26, 2018
The res file extension is associated with the Steam Client, an application for Windows, Mac and Linux that allows users to manage their games purchased on Steam gaming platform.
The res file stores various data resources.
How to open res file?
Probably not meant to be accessed by the user.
How to convert res file?
Probably cannot be converted to anything else.
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Associated software actions with the res file
Software apps that create res files:
Steam (Microsoft Windows)
Steam for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Steam for Linux (Linux/Unix)
Software applications that handle other tasks involving res files:
Steam (Microsoft Windows)
Steam for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Steam for Linux (Linux/Unix)
SWAT reservoir input file
File type category:
Various data file
Date updated: October 9, 2017
The res file extension is associated with the SWAT (Soil & Water Assessment Tool). The .res file contains parameters used to model the movement of water and sediment through a reservoir.
How to open res file?
Use SWAT to open .res reservoir input files.
How to convert res file?
It is not convertable file format.
Suggested software to open res file:
Associated software actions with the res file
Software applications that can open res files:
SWAT (Microsoft Windows)
Software apps that create res files:
SWAT (Microsoft Windows)