The .CSV file format stands for Comma Separated Value file. A CSV file is used for storing data that is in a tabular format. CSV files can be imported into and exported from programs that work on tabular data such as Microsoft Excel.
CSV files store the data with fields separated by comma and each new line representing a new row. There can be an optional header line at the beginning of the file. RFC 4180 defines CSV as a standard format on the World Wide Web and reserves “text/CSV” as the MIME type for it.
| File type | Comma Separated Value Format |
| Developer | Lack of information |
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While searching for an answer to the question - How to open the CSV file? - you probably found websites, which offer software that was able to open any file extension. Do not be fooled, there is no one program that will allow you to work with any file extension, including the CSV file. Each program contains a different type of data and you need specialized software to properly work with the CSV file. Here is a list of programs that are designed to work with the CSV file - remember, these applications are able to open at most a few file extensions, they are designed to work with a specific data type.
If after installing the program from a list, you still cannot open a file with the CSV extension, the reason may be that the file is damaged. The solution may be to find a new copy of the CSV file you want to open
In this case, the easiest way is to use the tool built into the operating system for association of the CSV file with applications to support it. Double click on the file you cannot open - the operating system will display a list of programs that are likely to work with your CSV file. Choose one of them, or select the location on a disk where you installed one of the applications from our list. Windows should then open the CSV file using the program installed earlier.
Entries containing links of the CSV file extensions with applications is located in the HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT. If you do not know how to get to the Windows Registry, or how to make changes in it, ask a specialist for help. Lack of knowledge on the subject may cause irreversible changes on your computer.
There may be a situation when a computer virus passes itself off as the CSV file. In this case, such a file will definitely not be opened. Download a good antivirus program and scan the CSV file mentioned. If the antivirus application detects malicious data, it may signify that the CSV file is infected.
| CSD | Compact Shared Document |
| CSI | ContentServ CS EMMS Suite Include Format |
| CSSTORE | Apple Mac OS X Cache |
| CSVX | XML CSV |
| CSY | Canvas Symbol Library Format |
| CSH | Adobe Photoshop Shapes Format |
| CSM | 3ds Max Character Studio Maker Format |
| CS4 | Sinar CaptureShop 4-shot Image |
| CSAPLAN | SPSS Analysis Plan Format |
| CSJ | RIM CSJ Registration |
