Generic video
File type: Digital video and movie file
A vid file extension is related to some kind of vide file format compatible with Apple QuickTime.
Found 6 different file type records with the same vid filename suffix.
File type category:
Digital video and movie file
Date updated: October 27, 2024
The vid file extension is associated with some kind of video file format compatible with Apple QuickTime, an extensible multimedia framework developed by Apple Inc. for Windows and Mac.
The vid file stores video data.
Use Apple QuickTime to play the *.vid files.
Compatible tools may be able to export *.vid files to other formats.
Apps designed for playing vid files:
Microsoft Windows
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
File type category:
Game file
Date updated: October 5, 2026
Record marked as obsolete and not updated for a long time.
The vid file extension is associated with computer games based on the Bethesda Softworks XnGine engine, including Terminator: Future Shock, Terminator: Skynet and The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall.
A vid file stores video data used by these games. It is a game resource rather than a general-purpose video intended for independent playback.
The format was used by DOS-era XnGine games and is now obsolete. Its associated MIME type is video/x-bethsoft.
A vid file should be opened by the Bethesda Softworks game that uses it. It is normally loaded automatically from the game's installation directory and is not intended to be opened as a standalone video.
On a modern computer, the original DOS game can generally be run through a DOS emulator such as DOSBox. Renaming the file or opening it with a standard media player will not normally work.
The file is tied to the game that uses it and does not normally have a standalone export option.
To preserve or share the playback, run the original game in a compatible DOS environment and capture the video output with a screen-recording tool.
File type category:
System file
Date updated: October 29, 2019
Record marked as obsolete and not updated for a long time.
The vid file extension is associated with the MS-DOS operating system that was used on IBM-PC compatible computers till Windows 95 release.
The vid file stores driver for specialized video graphics adapters.
Software applications that handle other tasks involving vid files:
Microsoft MS-DOS
File type category:
Digital video and movie file
Date updated: February 25, 2018
The vid file extension is associated with SymbOS, an operating system for various computers based on Zilog Z80 platform (Amstrad, MSX, etc.).
The vid file stores video compatible with SymbOS playback programs.
Use SymbOS playback software to open *.vid files.
Possibly can be converted like any other video formats.
Software applications that can open vid files:
Other operating systems or devices
Software applications that can edit vid files:
Other operating systems or devices
Software capable of saving vid files:
Other operating systems or devices
Software apps that create vid files:
Other operating systems or devices
Software applications that handle other tasks involving vid files:
Other operating systems or devices
File type category:
Digital video and movie file
Date updated: February 13, 2019
Record marked as obsolete and not updated for a long time.
The vid file extension is also used by TrialDirector, a trial presentation software from inData.
These vid file contains recorded VideoNotes.
Most likely some old format without support. No further information could be found.
Use compatible tools to work with *.vid files.
Probably can be exported to other formats.
Software applications that can open vid files:
Microsoft Windows
TrialDirector
Software apps that record to vid files:
Microsoft Windows
TrialDirector
Software applications that handle other tasks involving vid files:
Microsoft Windows
TrialDirector
File type category:
Graphics file
Date updated: June 23, 2025
Record marked as obsolete and not updated for a long time.
The vid file extension is also associated with the Vidcom 64 and used for its graphic file format.
Most likely some old format without support. No further information could be found.
Use XnView to open *.vid files.
Use XnView to export *.vid files to other formats.
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