MS Windows screensaver
File type: Email attachment blocked file, Dangerous and malicious file, System file
Files with scr extension can be most typically found as screensavers for Microsoft Windows operating system. However, never open random .scr files from untrustworthy sources.
Found 21 different file type records with the same scr filename suffix.
File type category:
Email attachment blocked file
Dangerous and malicious file
System file
Date updated: December 30, 2024
File extension scr is traditionally used for screensaver in Windows operating systems.
A screensaver is a computer program that has been originally designed to prevent phosphor burn-in on old types of CRT monitors and plasma monitors by blanking their screens or filling them with moving images or patterns when the computer is not in use. Screensavers can be also used to protection of a computer against unwanted visitors and can be configured to require password before returning to desktop.
Screensaver files for Windows are typically stored in the \Windows\System32 directory and are enabled by default, meaning they will start when the computer is inactive for several minutes.
This makes .scr files potentially dangerous and in the past many viruses and other malicious programs used .scr as a gateway to user's computer. So always install screensavers from trusted sources.
How to change screensaver in Windows
To change your screensaver in Microsoft Windows follow these steps:
From the screen saver settings page you can select a different screen saver, adjust the settings of the current screensaver and set the time required before your screensaver will activate. You also have the option of requiring a password to be entered before you can use the computer after the screensaver has been activated.
Screen savers are executable files that run the program when opened.
Some programs allow users to export the pictures from .scr files and save them as individual files.
Microsoft Windows (Microsoft Windows)
Screensaver Maker (Microsoft Windows)
Ultra Screen Saver Maker (Microsoft Windows)
Ultra Screen Saver Maker (Microsoft Windows)
Ultra Screen Saver Maker (Microsoft Windows)
Acme Photo ScreenSaver Maker (Microsoft Windows)
Screensaver Maker (Microsoft Windows)
Ultra Screen Saver Maker (Microsoft Windows)
Active ScreenSaver Builder (Microsoft Windows)
SWF and FLV Toolbox (Microsoft Windows)
File type category:
Digital video and movie file
Date updated: August 22, 2019
The scr file extension is associated with the Cinepak video codec for Atari Jaguar gaming console.
The scr file stores video in smooth format with16-bit CRY color depth. (This file extension is also used in some cases to designate object files containing music data).
File type category:
Audio and sound file
Date updated: June 17, 2019
The scr file extension is associated with Atari Jaguar gaming console.
The scr file stores compiled MIDI score file.
This is an object file, the same as *.o files, except with a different extension to highlight the idea that they contain MUSIC score information. Files with a scr extension are to MID files as *.s files are to *.o files.
This file extension is also used for some Cinepak movie files (Smooth CRY-format).
File type category:
Digital video and movie file
Date updated: July 13, 2025
File extension scr is associated with DivX video codec. The "DivX" brand is distinct from "DIVX" (Digital Video Express). DivX is the name of a popular new video compression technology developed by DivX, Inc.
A .scr file contains video stream used DivX encoding.
The format was developed to enable users to play and create high-quality videos in a fast and convenient way, while still maintaining the best quality possible.
The DivX codec is currently the most popular MPEG-4 based codec because of its quality, speed and efficiency as well as the wide range of DVD players that support DivX.
MIME types:
application/divxplayer-plugin
Use any modern Media Player to open the .scr files. Might need proper codecs installed though.
Use Any encoder or converter to edit, export or convert the .scr files.
DivX (Microsoft Windows)
VLC media player (Microsoft Windows)
VLC media player for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
VLC media player for Linux (Linux/Unix)
DivX (Microsoft Windows)
File type category:
Settings, options, themes or skins file
Date updated: December 4, 2017
The scr file extension is associated with EAGLE (short for Easily Applicable Graphical Layout Editor), a CAE program for creating PCB schematics, developed and sold by CadSoft Computer, Inc.
The scr file contains basic settings that shall be valid for a newly created Schematic, Board, or Library file. Typically found as eagle.scr, this file will be read each time new file is created or opened.
The scr files are used for internal purposes of EAGLE.
EAGLE Layout Editor (Microsoft Windows)
File type category:
Settings, options, themes or skins file
Date updated: August 29, 2018
The scr file extension is associated with the Image-Pro Plus ver. 1.x - 4.5.1.x 2D and 3D image processing, enhancement, and analysis software.
The scr file stores macro a single computer instruction that results in a series of instructions in machine language.
Use Image-Pro Plus to open *.scr macro files.
Probably cannot be converted to other formats.
Image-Pro Plus (Microsoft Windows)
Image-Pro Plus (Microsoft Windows)
Image-Pro Plus (Microsoft Windows)
File type category:
Game file
Date updated: June 21, 2019
The scr file extension is associated with the Left 4 Dead, a 3D horror first person shooter team video game for Windows, Mac OS X and xBox 360 video gaming console.
The scr file stores various game data.
You cannot open this file type manually, it is accessed by the game automatically.
This type of game file is not meant to be converted to anything else.
Left 4 Dead (Microsoft Windows)
File type category:
Font and typeface file
Date updated: October 26, 2018
The scr file extension is associated with the LocoScript a word processing tool for Amstrad PCW computers.
The scr file stores screen font.
The LocoScript is obsolete product without support from developer.
LOCOSCRIPT PROFESSIONAL (Microsoft MS-DOS)
LOCOSCRIPT PROFESSIONAL (Microsoft MS-DOS)
File type category:
Internet related file
Date updated: September 9, 2024
The scr file extension is associated with the Microsoft Silverlight, an application framework for writing and running rich Internet applications available for various platforms.
The scr file stores some kind of data used by Silverlight.
The scr files are used for internal purposes of Microsoft Silverlight.
Microsoft Silverlight (Microsoft Windows)
Microsoft Visual Studio (Multiplatform)
File type category:
Bitmap image file
Date updated: April 19, 2024
The scr file extension is associated with Microsoft Word, a powerful authoring program that gives you the ability to create and share documents by combining a comprehensive set of writing tools with the easy-to-use Microsoft Office Fluent user interface, which is part of Microsoft Office.
The scr files were used by the DOS version of Microsoft Word for bitmap pictures, which were created by a screenshot utility named "Capture", that was part of the application.
This format is extremely similar to PCX file format and is compressed using essentially the same Run-length Compression scheme.
Use compatible tools to work with *.scr files.
Probably can be exported to other formats.
Microsoft Word (Microsoft Windows)
Microsoft Word (Microsoft Windows)
Microsoft Word (Microsoft Windows)
File type category:
Various data file
Date updated: February 8, 2019
The scr file extension is associated with the Movie Master Screenplay a video editing program for MS-DOS and replaced by Hollywood Screenplay for Windows.
The both programs are now obsolete without any support of the developer.
Hollywood Screenplay (Microsoft Windows)
File type category:
System file
Date updated: November 7, 2017
The scr file extension is associated with the MS-DOS operating system for IBM-PC computers developed by Microsoft Corporation.
The scr file contains input DEBUG data.
The MS-DOS is obsolete operating system without support from Microsoft.
MS-DOS (Microsoft MS-DOS)
File type category:
Game file
Date updated: February 19, 2015
The scr file extension is associated with computer games like Delta Force series developed by NovaLogic, Inc. for Microsoft Windows operating system.
The *.scr file stores dialog script used in the game.
Delta Force (Microsoft Windows)
Delta Force 2 (Microsoft Windows)
Delta Force: Land Warrior (Microsoft Windows)
File type category:
Graphics file
Date updated: June 25, 2019
The scr file extension is associated with the Procomm Plus, a terminal emulation and file transfers software for Microsoft Windows operating system.
The scr file stores screen snapshot created by Procomm Plus.
Use Procomm Plus to work with *.scr files.
Probably cannot be exported to other formats.
Procomm Plus (Microsoft Windows)
File type category:
Program executable file
Dangerous and malicious file
Source code and script file
Date updated: December 31, 2024
The scr file extension is generally used for scripts. These are used in plethora of programs for different purposes. Often you can simply view and edit these files using a simple text editor.
Such files are also sometimes used to infect computers with Trojans and other viruses.
Script files are often stored in simple text file format. You can view them in various text editing tools.
scr file extension are used by various programs for scripts, but these programs use also own script schema. This causes that you are not able to convert *.scr files to other script formats.
Microsoft Windows NotePad (Microsoft Windows)
NotePad++ text editor (Microsoft Windows)
Sublime Text (Microsoft Windows)
PSPad (Microsoft Windows)
TextEdit (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Sublime Text for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
gedit (Linux/Unix)
Sublime Text for Linux (Linux/Unix)
Microsoft Windows NotePad (Microsoft Windows)
NotePad++ text editor (Microsoft Windows)
Sublime Text (Microsoft Windows)
PSPad (Microsoft Windows)
TextEdit (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Sublime Text for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
gedit (Linux/Unix)
Sublime Text for Linux (Linux/Unix)
Microsoft Windows NotePad (Microsoft Windows)
NotePad++ text editor (Microsoft Windows)
Sublime Text (Microsoft Windows)
PSPad (Microsoft Windows)
TextEdit (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Sublime Text for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
gedit (Linux/Unix)
Sublime Text for Linux (Linux/Unix)
Microsoft Windows (Microsoft Windows)
Mastercam (Microsoft Windows)
Mac OS X (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
File type category:
Document file
Date updated: February 19, 2015
The scr file extension is also used by the Statistica, a family of statistical software solutions from StarSoft, Inc now owned by the Dell.
An *.scr file used in Statistica contains saved scrollsheet.
STATISTICA (Microsoft Windows)
File type category:
Bitmap image file
Date updated: June 23, 2025
The scr file extension is associated with the Sun Raster bitmap image file format.
Sun Raster files are a bitmap storage format developed by Sun Microsystems. The format is well supported on Sun workstations, but is less widely supported elsewhere.
The scr files can store bitmaps at a variety of color depths: monochrome, 8-bit gray scale, 256 color with a palette, 24-bit TrueColor or 32-bit TrueColor.
Additionally the data in the file can be stored in either of two bytes orders, and the bitmap may either by not compressed or compressed using a Run-length Compression scheme.
Please Note: As there is a wide variety of possible options in this format, some applications may not support (or read) all possible variations of this format.
Use XnView to open *.scr bitmap image files.
Possibly can be exported to other formats.
PhotoFiltre Studio (Microsoft Windows)
PhotoFiltre Studio (Microsoft Windows)
PMView Pro (Microsoft Windows)
XnView MP (Multiplatform)
XnView MP (Multiplatform)
XnView MP (Multiplatform)
File type category:
Game file
Date updated: February 1, 2017
The scr file extension is related to the UFO: Enemy Unknown (also known as X-COM: UFO Defense), a sci-fi turn based strategic computer game for MS-DOS and Windows.
The scr file contains game data.
There is original version of UFO: Enemy Unknown running on Microsoft Windows via DOSBox available to purchase on Steam distribution service.
X-COM: UFO Defense (UFO: Enemy Unknown) (Microsoft MS-DOS)
File type category:
Source code and script file
Date updated: July 17, 2019
The scr file extension is associated with Wintask, the ultimate automation software and task scheduler, developed by Taskware for Microsoft Windows operating system.
The scr file stores un-compiled program created in the Wintask.
Probably not meant to be accessed by the user.
Probably cannot be converted to anything else.
WinTask (Microsoft Windows)
File type category:
Game file
Date updated: February 19, 2015
The scr file extension is associated with the Xpand Rally Extreme a car racing simulation computer game for Microsoft Windows operating system. The *.scr file stores player's profile data in simple text format.
Use Notepad or Notepad++ to view content of *.scr files.
Xpand Rally Extreme (Microsoft Windows)
File type category:
Graphics file
Emulator file
Date updated: June 23, 2025
The scr file extension is used for ZX Spectrum standard screen.
The scr files are memory dumps of the first 6912 bytes of the Spectrum memory. A coordinate (x,y), x between 0 and 255 and y between 0 and 192, (0,0) being the upper left corner of the screen, corresponds to the pixel address.
Use XnView to view content of the *.scr files.
Possibly can be exported to other formats.
ZX-Paintbrush (Microsoft Windows)
XnView MP (Multiplatform)
XnView MP (Multiplatform)
XZX-Pro (Linux/Unix)
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