There are 12 other file types using
the MAT file extension!

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empty icon.mat - CRiSP Harvest file

empty icon.mat - Freelancer model textures file

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mat icon.mat - Poser 3D pose file

empty icon.mat - Bryce material data

empty icon.mat - Game material

MAT file extension - MATlab workspace variables file

What is mat file? How to open mat files?

File type specification:

Settings, options, themes or skins file type icon Settings, options, themes or skins file type

mat file icon: mat filetype icon

File extension mat is also known to be used in MATLAB, a numerical computing environment and fourth-generation programming language for Microsoft Windows.

A .mat file contains saved workspace variables in binary format.

The default software associated to open mat file:

MATlab icon

MathWorks, Inc. logoMATlab  Multiplatform software

Company or developer:
MathWorks, Inc.

MATlab is popular fourth-generation high-level technical computing language and interactive environment for algorithm development, data visualization, data analysis, and numeric computation.

Help how to open:

Use MATlab to open .mat workspace variables files.

How to convert:

As far as we know, these .mat files cannot be converted to anything else.

File identification strings:

HEX code: 4D 41 54 4C 41 42 20 35 2E 30 20 4D 41 54 2D 66 69
ASCII code: MATLAB.5.0.MAT-file,.Platform:

List of software applications associated to the .mat file extension

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and possible program actions that can be done with the file: like open mat file, edit mat file, convert mat file, view mat file, play mat file etc. (if exist software for corresponding action in File-Extensions.org's database).

Hint:
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Software that open mat file - MATlab workspace variables file

Programs supporting the exension mat on the main platforms Windows, Mac, Linux or mobile. Click on the link to get more information about MATlab for open mat file action.

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