| Kind 1: |
Macbinary Encoded File |
| Information: |
Compressed file encoded as binary or MacBinary; commonly used for transferring Macintosh files over the Internet; ensures the Macintosh resource fork and data fork are kept in one file. |
| File Format: |
Standard file format supported by many programs. |
| File Usage: |
Open file directly. |
| Open With: |
| Windows: |
 Smith Micro StuffIt Deluxe for Windows |
| Macintosh: |
Apple Archive Utility
Smith Micro StuffIt Deluxe for Mac |
|
| Last Revised: January 28, 2010 |
| Kind 2: |
CDRWin CD Image |
| Information: |
Disk image created from a CD using CDRWin; stores data copied from a CD or DVD; can be mounted by the computer and recognized as a physical disc; similar to the standard .ISO disc image format.
If a BIN file will not open, it may be opened by some disk utilities by changing the extension from ".bin" to ".iso." |
| File Format: |
Standard file format supported by many programs (developed by Golden Hawk Technology). |
| File Usage: |
Open file directly. |
| Open With: |
| Windows: |
Lightning UK ImgBurn
VideoLAN VLC media player |
| Macintosh: |
MPlayer
VideoLAN VLC media player |
| Unix: |
VideoLAN VLC media player |
|
| Last Revised: May 8, 2008 |
| Kind 3: |
Unix Executable File |
| Information: |
Program, or compiled binary file, that can be run on a Unix operating system, such as Linux or FreeBSD; may be run from the command line by typing "[filename].bin," where [filename] is the name of the executable file. |
| File Format: |
Standard file format supported by many programs. |
| File Usage: |
Runs a program when opened. |
| Open With: |
| Windows: |
Open with program that created the file |
| Macintosh: |
Open with program that created the file |
|
| Last Revised: February 29, 2008 |
| Kind 4: |
Sega Genesis Game ROM |
| Information: |
Game ROM of a Sega Genesis video game; stores the data from a Sega Genesis cartridge in a single data file; can be played on a PC using a Genesis emulation program.
Sega Genesis ROMs also use the .SMD file extension. |
| File Format: |
Standard file format supported by many programs. |
| File Usage: |
Open file directly. |
| Open With: |
| Windows: |
Gens
Gens Plus!
HazeMD
Kega Fusion
retroDrive |
| Macintosh: |
Dgen
Generator
Genesis Plus |
|
| Last Revised: February 20, 2008 |
| Kind 5: |
Generic Binary File |
| Information: |
File that stores data in a binary format; different than a text-based file, which can be edited in a text editor; may be created by a variety of different programs; typically cannot be manually edited.
Disk images are typically binary files, though they often use other file extensions. BIN files may also be used for firmware updaters. |
| File Format: |
Standard file format supported by many programs. |
| File Usage: |
Open file directly. |
| Open With: |
| Unix: |
Runs itself |
|
| Last Revised: March 11, 2008 |
| Kind 6: |
Binary Video File |
| Information: |
Video file saved as raw binary data from a DVD or other media; may be saved along with a .CUE file that describes what data is saved in the BIN file.
Since BIN video files may contain long streams of video, they may be several gigabytes in size. |
| File Format: |
Standard file format supported by many programs. |
| File Usage: |
Open file directly. |
| Open With: |
| Windows: |
Daemon Tools
EZB Systems UltraISO
Golden Hawk Technology CDRWin
Roxio Creator
Smart Projects IsoBuster |
| Macintosh: |
NTI Dragon Burn
Roxio Toast |
|
| Last Revised: January 2, 2009 |
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