VSI 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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.vsi file type #1: Visual Studio Content Installer data
A vsi file extension is related to the Visual Studio Content Installer file format used by Microsoft Visual Studio Installer.
Further details:
The vsi file extension is associated with the Visual Studio Content Installer.
Visual Studio content installer file - Visual Studio installation package that may contain starter kits, item templates, controls, code snippets, add-ins, or other types of files. It is used for exchanging Visual Studio content within the developer community. It is also referred to as a "community component."
A vsi file is a renamed .zip file that contains these components:
- An XML .vscontent file that describes the community component.
- The files for the component.
The Visual Studio Content Installer uses .vsi files to install shared content to the correct location.
The VSI format does not support uploading to Visual Studio Gallery, or writing to the GAC or the system registry. However, you can use it to deploy macros, add-ins, and code snippets, which the VSIX format does not support.
Open file with:
Microsoft Visual Studio Installer
A project installer for Visual Studio
.vsi file type #2: Blake Stone game data
A vsi file extension is related to the Blake Stone game data format.
Further details:
The vsi file extension is used by the Blake Stone, a first person shooter computer game for MS-DOS, which used Wolfenstein 3D engine (game engine which used raycasting technique to create a 3D perspective in a 2D map).
The vsi file contains game resources data using GameMaps Format from id Software.
Open file with:
Blake Stone
A sci-fi first person shooter computer game based on Wolfenstein 3D engine
TED5
Level editing software for various computer games including Wolfenstein 3D, etc.
.vsi file type #3: ratDVD internal data
A vsi file extension is related to the ratDVD software. A vsi file stores internal data.
Further details:
The vsi file extension is originally associated with ratDVD application. ratDVD provides a way to encode a complete, full featured DVD in one file.
ratDVD takes a full featured DVD-9 movie and puts it into a highly compressed RATDVD container format file of about 1.x GB in size while preserving all the features of the original DVD.
Open file with:
RatDVD
A media player with extra features
.vsi file type #4: VSampler instrument file
Files with vsi extension are used for VSampler audio program. They store instruments data saves.
Further details:
The vsi file extension is related to the VSampler audio sampling software which is created for Windows and developed by MAZ Sound Tools.
A *.vsi extension file contains individual save instruments data.
Open file with:
VSampler
A software polyphonic sampler for Windows