What is dex file? Understanding and opening dex files
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.dex file type #1: Android executable
dex files are special compiled executable used on the Google Android platform. So called Dalvik Executable.
Further details
DEX (Dalvik Executable) file is a compiled file format used by the Android operating system. It is created by the Android SDK and contains compiled Java code that can be executed by the Android operating system.
The DEX file format is optimized for running on low memory devices, such as smartphones and tablets. It is designed to be efficiently processed by the Dalvik virtual machine, which is the component of the Android operating system responsible for executing applications. In other words, when you write an Android app in Java, the Java source code is first compiled into Java bytecode by the Java compiler. Then, the Android SDK takes this bytecode and converts it into DEX bytecode, which is stored in a .dex file. This .dex file is then packaged into an APK (Android Package) file, which is the file that gets installed on an Android device.
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Google Android
One of the most popular OS for mobile systems
Google Android SDK for Linux
Set of tools that allows programmers to create applications for Android
Google Android SDK Tools for Mac
Set of utilities for Google Android SDK
Google Android SDK Tools for Linux
Linux version of the tools for Google Android SDK
Eclipse with ADT Plugin for Mac
OS X version of IDE for making Android apps
Eclipse with ADT Plugin for Linux
Linux version of IDE for making Android apps
Android Studio
Integrated development environment for Google Android apps
Google Android SDK
All the neccesary SDK development tools for making Android app
Google Android SDK Tools
SDK Tools for making Android apps
Eclipse with ADT Plugin
Specialized IDE for making apps for Google Android
.dex file type #2: DEXIS dental radiograph data
Files with dex file extension can be found as special images that contain digitally captured dental radiographs. Captured by dentist X-rays.
Further details
The dex file extension is also used DEXIS program, a is special dentist X-ray system used in dentist laboratories.
The dex file used by DEXIS contains digitally captured dental radiographs.
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DEXIS
A digital X-ray system and imaging software
Google Android SDK for Mac
Developer tools used to create applications for devices with Google Android OS
.dex file type #3: Disketch project
Files with dex file extension are associated with the Disketch and used for its labeling projects.
Further details
The dex file extension is related to the Disketch, a label design program for Microsoft Windows operating system, developed by NCH Software.
The dex file stores labeling project created with this tool.
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Disketch
A disc labeling software
.dex file type #4: Microsoft Excel spreadsheet
Files with dex file extension could also be found as old spreadsheets from some earlier version of Microsoft Excel.
Further details
The dex file extension was in the past also associated with Microsoft Excel, one of the most popular and powerful tool you can use to create format spreadsheets, graphs and much more.
The Excel' .dex files were used in some earlier version of the program for spreadsheets documents.
The default file extensions, that are used by Microsoft Excel, are XLS or since Microsoft Office 2007 the XLSX.
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Microsoft Excel
A popular spreadsheet application distributed with Microsoft Office suite