LanguageSYN
TextPad syntax definition
File type: Settings, options, themes or skins file
Files with syn file extension can mostly be found as saved syntax definitions for TextPad text editor.
Found 8 different file type records with the same syn filename suffix.
What is syn file?
File type category:
Settings, options, themes or skins file
Date updated: December 22, 2017
The syn file extension is mainly related to TextPad, a text editor for Microsoft Windows operating system.
These syn files contains saved syntax definitions that are used within the program.
How to open syn file?
You can load these settings to TextPad.
How to convert syn file?
Conversion to other formats is not possible.
Suggested software to open syn file:
Associated software actions with the syn file
Software applications that handle other tasks involving syn files:
TextPad (Microsoft Windows)
Breakneck / N.I.C.E.2 archive
File type category:
Game file
Date updated: July 11, 2024
The syn file extension is associated with the Breakneck (also known as N.I.C.E.2), a car racing computer game for Microsoft Windows operating system.
The syn file is an archive file that contains game data.
How to open syn file?
Use Dragon Unpacker.
How to convert syn file?
This type of game file is not meant to be converted to anything else.
Suggested software to open syn file:
Associated software actions with the syn file
Software applications that can open syn files:
Dragon UnPACKer (Microsoft Windows)
Software apps that extract syn files:
Dragon UnPACKer (Microsoft Windows)
Software applications that handle other tasks involving syn files:
BreakNeck (Microsoft Windows)
COREX syntactic annotations
File type category:
Text file
Date updated: June 28, 2019
The syn file extension is associated with COREX (CORpus EXploitation), a software that allows users to listen to speech files, view the multiple annotations.
The syn file stores syntactic annotations data.
How to open syn file?
Probably not meant to be accessed by the user.
How to convert syn file?
Probably cannot be converted to anything else.
Suggested software to open syn file:
Associated software actions with the syn file
Software applications that handle other tasks involving syn files:
COREX (Microsoft Windows)
Excessive Speed archive
File type category:
Game file
Date updated: July 11, 2024
The syn file extension is associated with the Excessive Speed, a 2D racing computer game for Microsoft Windows created by Global Star Software. Global Star Software was acquired by Take-Two Interactive.
The .syn file contains archive with game data.
How to open syn file?
Use Dragon Unpacker.
How to convert syn file?
These games files cannot be converted to anything else. However, sometimes modding.
Suggested software to open syn file:
Associated software actions with the syn file
Software applications that can open syn files:
Dragon UnPACKer (Microsoft Windows)
Software apps that extract syn files:
Dragon UnPACKer (Microsoft Windows)
Software applications that handle other tasks involving syn files:
Excessive Speed (Microsoft Windows)
Microsoft Word 5 synonym data
File type category:
Various data file
Date updated: December 20, 2024
The syn file extension was also in Microsoft Word 5 for files that store dictionary synonyms.
Modern 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.
Suggested software to open syn file:
Associated software actions with the syn file
Software applications that handle other tasks involving syn files:
Microsoft Word (Microsoft Windows)
Microsoft Office (Microsoft Windows)
Opera binary voice-related data
File type category:
Various data file
Date updated: June 28, 2019
The syn file extension is also reported to be used in Opera web browser for some sort of audio related files. Might have been used in one of the previous versions of the web browser.
How to open syn file?
Probably not meant to be accessed by the user.
How to convert syn file?
Probably cannot be converted to anything else.
Suggested software to open syn file:
Associated software actions with the syn file
Software applications that handle other tasks involving syn files:
Opera browser (Microsoft Windows)
Opera browser for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Opera browser for Linux (Linux/Unix)
Synthesis audio
File type category:
Audio and sound file
Date updated: May 15, 2019
The syn file extension is associated with the Synthesis, an audio editing and composing software for Amiga computers developed by Commodore.
The syn file stores 4 voices. Sound and note transpose.
How to open syn file?
Use compatible tools to work with *.syn files.
How to convert syn file?
Probably can be exported to other formats.
Suggested software to open syn file:
Associated software actions with the syn file
Software applications that handle other tasks involving syn files:
Amiga Forever (Microsoft Windows)
Synthetic Universe image
File type category:
Bitmap image file
Date updated: June 23, 2025
The syn file extension is also used older Synthetic Universe image format used to store and view graphics images.
Synthetic Universe image file format seems to be obsolete format, but still viewable in popular XnView picture image management software.
How to open syn file?
Use XnView to view these images.
How to convert syn file?
Probably can be exported to other formats.
Suggested software to open syn file:
Associated software actions with the syn file
Programs for viewing syn files:
XnView MP (Multiplatform)
Software apps that convert syn files:
XnView MP (Multiplatform)
Software apps that print syn files:
XnView MP (Multiplatform)