Open INI file

The most commonly used .ini file type: Windows configuration file

What is ini file? Understanding and opening ini files

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.ini file type #1: Windows configuration file

Configuration files in Windows OS often use the ini file extension. Used both by the OS and various software apps.

Further details

INI file is a configuration file for computer software that consists of text-based content with a structure and syntax comprising key-value pairs for properties, and sections that bundle the properties.

The name "INI" comes from the filename extension usually used, ".ini", which stands for "initialization". These files are used to configure the initial settings of some programs, such as user interface preferences, application behavior, etc. They are often used for applications that run on Microsoft Windows, but can be used on other platforms as well.

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Microsoft Windows

A series of operating systems developed by Microsoft

.ini file type #2: Google Picasa album info

An ini file extension is related to the Google Picasa an image editing and organizing software. An ini file contains information about photo album.

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The ini file extension is also used by Google Picasa, an image organizer and image viewer for organizing and editing digital photos.

The ini file used in Google Picasa contains album info.

As of Picasa for Windows version 71.18, all newly created *.ini files are named *.picasa.ini

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Google Picasa

A photo viewer, editor and organizer from Google

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Google Picasa for Mac

An app for Mac used to organize, edit, and share your photos

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Google Picasa for Linux

Digital photo manager, editor and converter for Linux operating system

.ini file type #3: Simple Exchange Rate Information

An ini file extension is related to the Simple Exchange Rate Information file format.

Further details

The ini file extension is also used for files in Simple Exchange Rate Information (SERIFF) format.

SERIFF specifies a text-based file format for representing currency exchange rates.

SERIFF was designed to meet certain objectives using simple and established solutions.

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What file extension actually is?

Simply put, file extensions are the characters after the dot in the computer file name, so for example document-name.pdf has file extension „pdf“. This helps Windows to identify which program should be used to open the file.

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