SPA 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?
We've got the information and best software solutions for opening these files effortlessly.
.spa file type #1: FutureSplash / Adobe Flash movie
Old FutureSplash / Flash video files can be found saved in the original SPA format. It's the predecessor to Adobe Flash.
Further details:
SPA file is a FutureSplash Movie file, used later by Adobe Flash.
FutureSplash was a software product developed by FutureWave Software, which was later acquired by Macromedia. The software was then renamed Macromedia Flash, and is now known as Adobe Flash. The SPA file format is a type of vector graphics file, which means it uses mathematical formulas to render its images, rather than pixel data. This allows the images to be scaled without losing quality.
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Adobe Flash
Multimedia platform used to add animation, video, and interactivity to web pages
Adobe Flash for Mac
Mac version of Flash development platform from Adobe
Adobe Flash Builder
An Integrated Development Environment (IDE) for ActionScript programming language
Adobe Flash Builder for Mac
A development tool for creating programs in ActionScript language
Adobe Animate CC
Multimedia platform used to add animation, video, and interactivity to web pages
Adobe Animate CC for Mac
Multimedia platform for Mac used to add animation, video, and interactivity to web pages
.spa file type #2: MikuMikuDance picture bitmap
A spa file extension is used by the MikuMikuDance free animation software to create 3D Manga animation dance movies.
Further details:
The spa file extension is associated with the MikuMikuDance free animation software used to create 3D Manga animation dance movies.
The spa file contains bitmap picture used to texture models.
The .spa file suffix can be renamed to *.bmp and file will be able to opened in any picture viewer compatible with BMP file format.
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MikuMikuDance
A free 3D animation program
.spa file type #3: Nintendo DS particle data
Files with spa file extension are related to the particle data format used by Nintendo DS video gaming console.
Further details:
The spa file extension is related to the Nintendo DS, a handheld video gaming console, developed by Nintendo, released in 2004 and discontinued in 2013.
The spa file stores particle data used by some Nintendo DS games.
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MKDS Course Modifier
A set of tools for editting Nintendo DS ROMs
.spa file type #4: Smart Protocol Analyzer real time communication data
An spa file extension is related to the Smart Protocol Analyzer software. An spa file stores real time communication data.
Further details:
The spa file extension is used by Smart Protocol Analyzer application used to decode industrial protocols such as DNP, DNP/TCP, Fisher ROC etc.
The spa file contains saved real time communication data.
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Smart Protocol Analyzer
Program for translating test sets to English
.spa file type #5: Spanish localization language
An spa file extension is related to the Spanish localization language files.
Further details:
The spa file extension is used for Spanish language localization files - many formats, used by applications, dictionaries and computer games for Spanish localization. Often stored in simple text format and viewable in text editors.
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NotePad++ text editor
A free source code and text editor for Windows
.spa file type #6: Thermo Nicolet OMNIC data
Files with spa suffix can be also found as some kind of data files used by the OMNIC software by Thermo Fisher Scientific.
Further details:
The spa file extension is also associated with the OMNIC software which is used to data collection, visualization, processing and analysis kinetics studies.
This type of spa files contains various data used for internal purposes of the OMNIC application.
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OMNIC
A spectroscopy analysis tool
.spa file type #7: Unreal Engine 3 Spanish language localization
Files with spa file extension are associated with the Unreal Engine 3 Spanish language localization data.
Further details:
The spa file extension is related to video games, like Unreal Tournament 3, Mass Effect series, Medal of Honor that are based on Unreal Engine 3 developed by Epic Games.
The spa file stores Spanish language localization for these games.
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Unreal Development Kit
A development environment for Unreal Engine 3 engine
Unreal Tournament 3
A first person shooter multiplayer computer game