While searching for an answer to the question - How to open the MAK 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 MAK file. Each program contains a different type of data and you need specialized software to properly work with the MAK file. Here is a list of programs that are designed to work with the MAK file - remember, these applications are able to open at most a few file extensions, they are designed to work with a specific data type.
| File type | Make Format |
| Developer | Lack of information |
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If after installing the program from a list, you still cannot open a file with the MAK extension, the reason may be that the file is damaged. The solution may be to find a new copy of the MAK 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 MAK 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 MAK 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 MAK file using the program installed earlier.
Entries containing links of the MAK 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 MAK file. In this case, such a file will definitely not be opened. Download a good antivirus program and scan the MAK file mentioned. If the antivirus application detects malicious data, it may signify that the MAK file is infected.
| MAXC | 3D Studio Max Container Format |
| MAILTOLOC | Apple Mail Mail Address Format |
| MAQ | Microsoft Access Query Shortcut Format |
| MASTER | ASP Master Page Format |
| MAM | Microsoft Access Macro Shortcut Format |
| MANAGED_MANIFEST | Silverlight Manifest |
| MAXD | PaperPort Annotation |
| MA3 | Harvard Graphics Macro |
| MARSHAL | Marshal Editor Data Migration Model Format |
| MATLAB | Matlab Script |
