PRI 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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.pri file type #1: Microsoft Windows compiled resources data
Files with pri extension are related to Microsoft Windows 8 and Windows 10 operating systems. A pri files store compiled resources.
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File extension pri is associated with the Microsoft next generation operating system for Intel and ARM platforms called Microsoft Windows 8 and Windows 10.
A typical .pri file contains resources data compiled to binary format and used to set Windows application localization and user interface settings.
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Microsoft Windows 8
First operating system from Windows family designed with touchscreens in mind
Microsoft Windows 10
Operating system for deskop, laptop and tablet computers
.pri file type #2: COREX orthographic transcription information
A pri file extension is related to the COREX software and used for its orthographic transcription data.
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The pri file extension is associated with the COREX is corpus exploitation software.
The COREX PRI files contain orthographic transcriptions in XML format. They are viewable in text editors and word processors.
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COREX
A spoken Dutch corpus exploitation software
.pri file type #3: LocoScript printer definition file
Files with pri extension are used by the LocoScript program. They store printer defitiniton data.
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The pri file extension is associated with the LocoScript application word processing software for Amstrad computers, later developed for MS-DOS. The .pri file contains printer definition data. LocoScript is able to work only with parallel printer port.
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LOCOSCRIPT PROFESSIONAL
As word processing software for Amstrad computers
.pri file type #4: Prisms graphics file
Files with pri suffix may also be found as old pictures saved in the Prisms picture format.
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File extension pri is also associated with the now more or less obsolete Prisms picture format.
However, it can be viewed in the XnView picture image viewer as well as converted by it to other image file format.
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XnView MP
A popular utility for viewing and converting graphic files
.pri file type #5: Qt Project include data
Files with pri file extension can also be found as parts or settings of projects from Nokia Qt framework. Used to save work in progress.
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The pri file extension is also associated with the Nokia Qt framework, a programing development environment used to developing applications for various operating systems.
This type of .pri files contains project include data (settings used to locate application files and platform specifications).
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Qt SDK
Development environment used to create desktop, embedded and mobile applications