All about ACI Files

The ACI file type is primarily associated with ACI Reporter.

ACIFile Extension ACI
File extension: ACI
File type:  data file

What is an ACI file?

ACI files mostly belong to ACI Reporter. The ACI file extension is used by several unrelated applications. In many cases, it contains an appraisal report where the data is structured to convey evaluation details, managed by RAPID! and viewed with ACI Reporter (ACI Reporter).
Other instances of ACI files include an ACiBinder profile, a specialized script or configuration used in game modifications such as the GTA San Andreas CLEO script (Reference).
Some ACI files hold image data. One type is the Adobe Color Image file used with Adobe Photoshop (stored in PNG format), and another is the Leica image archive format (UTF-8 encoded), which must be handled by Leica Confocal Software (More details).
There is also a type used for seismic data. These files store critical measurement data for engineering applications and are produced by GDS SCPT Software; they may also serve as Pile Driving Analyzer Data (GDS Instruments).
  • Usage: Designed to store specific data – reports, configuration profiles, image information, or engineering measurements.
  • Functionality: They act as carriers of structured information; each variant requires its own dedicated application to open and interpret the data.
  • Opening them: Identify the file’s origin; for example, use ACI Reporter for appraisal reports, Adobe Photoshop for Adobe Color Image files, or specialized seismic and Leica software for the remaining types.
  • FilExt.com tip: Few users realize that the same file extension can group very distinct file types. Therefore, inspecting the file header or metadata with a text editor can help determine the proper software to open a given ACI file.

    How to open ACI files

    You need a suitable software like ACI Reporter to open an ACI file. Without proper software you will receive a Windows message "How do you want to open this file?" or "Windows cannot open this file" or a similar Mac/iPhone/Android alert. If you cannot open your ACI file correctly, try to right-click or long-press the file. Then click "Open with" and choose an application. You can also display a ACI file directly in the browser:. Just drag the file onto this browser window and drop it.

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    Programs that open and convert ACI files:

    1. ACI Reporter
      See the previous paragraphs to learn more about the main application. ACI files are often referred to as ACI Reporter data files because this type of file is primarily created or used by this software.
    2. ACI Development Appraisal

    ACI format details:

    To find out what program is needed to open ACI files, you need to determine the file format. Often, the file format can be deduced from the file extension or the initial bytes (called the signature). If the file extension does not match the file format, double-clicking on the file will cause an error upon opening. So a detailed analysis of a file is vital in order to determine the format and the associated program. Our analysis of the ACI files produces the following result:

    An ACI file includes different formats for the applicable programs. The two most popular formats are as follows:

    All other ACI files (25%) have different formats. Tagged as content, cached, index, scpts or family. If you want to find out what your ACI file contains, drag and drop it onto this page.

    Technical Data for ACI File Extension

    File classification:
    Data
    Related files:
    psd, ica, rar, apo, acf, i, asc, txt, asi, zip, jpg, exe, pb, lnk, pdf, png, csv, xml, doc, dat

    The following listing is compiled from the database produced by the 'Associate This!' program, selected data from the main FILExt database and file extension information submitted by users.

    ProgramID: ACIFile
    EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ACI32\Applications\Report32.exe %1

    ProgramID: ACII.Document
    EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\LEAP Office\Bin\ofLEAP.EXE

    ProgramID: ACII.Document
    EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\iLEAP\Bin\iLEAP.EXE


    an aci data file is a special file format and should only be edited and saved with the appropriate software.

    How to solve problems with ACI files

    • Associate the ACI file extension with the correct application.
    • Update your software that should actually open data files. Because only the current version supports the latest ACI file format. Search, therefore, e.g. on the manufacturer website after an available ACI Reporter update.
    • To make sure that your ACI file is not corrupted or virus-infected, get the file again and scan it with Google's virustotal.com.
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