BIF files: what are they and how do I open them?
Are you facing difficulties opening unknown files on your computer, or wondering exactly what this file is?
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.bif file type #1: TomTom Navigator general info
A bif file extension is related to the TomTom Navigator GPS navigation software and used for its general info files.
Further details:
The bif file extension is used by TomTom Navigator, automotive GPS (Global Positioning System) navigation software for Windows Mobile, iPhone, Google Android etc. developed by Dutch company TomTom.
The bif file contains general info data.
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TomTom Navigator
A popularGPS navigation software for Windows Mobile and Windows CE based devices
.bif file type #2: Binary information data
A bif file extension is related to the binary information data format used to store information about an image in ASCII format.
Further details:
The bif file extension is also sometimes used for binary files, that hold information about an image in ASCII format. It is viewable in any text editor, such as Notepad, Notepad++ etc.
Probably very old file format and no longer used.
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NotePad++ text editor
A free source code and text editor for Windows
TextEdit
The default text editor in Mac OS X
gedit
The official text editor of the GNOME desktop environment
Sublime Text
A sophisticated source code editor for programmers
Sublime Text for Mac
A sophisticated Mac source code editor for programmers
.bif file type #3: BioWare game resource
Files with bif file extension can be also found as game resources files from Bioware computer games. Infinity and Aurora game engine files.
Further details:
The bif file extension is also related to the BioWare Infinity and Aurora engines used by many Bioware titles, including Planscape: Torment, Baludr's Gate and Neverwinter Nights computer games.
The bif file is a data archive that contains game data, such as graphics, maps, audio, settings etc.
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Baldur's Gate
Famous computer role-playing game from BioWare
Neverwinter Nights
A highly praised RPG computer game from Bioware
.bif file type #4: Boot information file
Files with bif file extension can also be encountered as some sort of boot information files generated by UltraISO and MagicISO CD/DVD disk image management tools.
Further details:
The bif file extension is also associated with the UltraISO and MagicISO applications used to create and manage DVD/CD media as well as edit disk images in various file formats.
The bif file contains data used to create bootable CD/DVD media.
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MagicISO
A powerful CD/DVD-image-file editor, CD burner, and CD/DVD-backup tool
UltraIso
One of the disk image handling utilities and the default program for ISZ images
.bif file type #5: Scene rendered by Bunkspeed
Render files that have a bif extension could be created using a tool called Bunkspeed, which is now a part of SolidWorks.
Further details:
BIF format is also used by Bunkspeed, a 3D rendering and animation software. It stands for Bunkspeed Interactive File.
This file contains a 3D scene, including models, textures, lighting information, and camera views, that has been rendered in Bunkspeed. It allows the user to save their work and return to it later, or share it with others.
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SolidWorks Visualize
A CAD visualization software
.bif file type #6: byLight image format
A bif file extension is used for graphics data stored in the byLight image format. ByLight is obsolete file format, but still viewable in the XnView picture image editor.
Further details:
The bif file extension is associated with obsolete byLight image format. The .bif file contains graphics data stored in byLight file format.
It is viewable in the XnView picture image file manager, editor and converter for Windows and Mac.
Mime types:
image/x-biff
image/biff
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XnView MP
A popular utility for viewing and converting graphic files
.bif file type #7: Corel WordPerfect binary information
A bif file extension is related to the Corel WordPerfect, a word processor for Microsoft Windows. A bif file contains binary information.
Further details:
The bif file extension is associated with Corel WordPerfect, a word processing program, developed by Corel Corporation. Corel Word Perfect is part of Corel Word Perfect Office suite.
The bif files were used in earlier versions of Corel WordPerfect to store binary information data.
The latest versions of Corel WordPerfect store those information in Windows Registry.
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Corel WordPerfect
Corel WordPerfect is word processor for Microsoft Windows
Corel WordPerfect Office
A complete productivity office suite developed by Corel Corporation
.bif file type #8: Get Backup project
A bif file extension is related to the Get Backup project file format.
Further details:
The bif file extension is associated with the Get Backup, a software for Apple Mac OS X (macOS) that allows users to create backup of their Mac computers.
The bif file stores backup project with settings and backup schedule.
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Get Backup
A free backup, disk cloning, and folder synchronization utility
.bif file type #9: GroupWise initialization file
Files with bif extension are used by the Novell GroupWise software. They store some kind of initialization data.
Further details:
The bif file extension is associated with the Novell GroupWise collaboration software for e-mailing, instant messaging, calendaring etc. The .bif extension file contains initialization data used for internal purposes of the GroupWise.
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Novell GroupWise
A messaging and collaborative software platform
Novell GroupWise for Mac
A collaboration software developed by Novell for OS X
Novell GroupWise for Linux
A messaging and collaboration software for Linux