Opening an IFO File

The IFO file type is primarily associated with Media Player.

IFO	File extension: IFO
	File type:	DVD information

What is an IFO file?

IFO files mostly belong to Media Player by Microsoft. IFO files typically contain information used to navigate and play the videos in a DVD disc. As such IFO files are often called DVD information files. Contents of IFO files include information about the location of audio/video tracks, subtitles, chapters, titles, menus etc. DVD information (IFO) files also summarize the attributes of media sources (audio, video, and subpicture streams). By opening the VIDEO_TS.IFO one can play all videos stored in a DVD. IFO filename extension is also associated with module information files of games developed with Aurora Engine (a game development platform). Module information files in Aurora Engine are named module.ifo and saved within Encapsulated Resource Files (ERF) such as NVM, MOD, or SAV modules. ROSE, a roleplaying online game saves maps in IFO files. ANNO 2070, a real-time strategy video game saves configuration data in IFO files. Such IFO files are stored in an RDA game data archive.

How to open IFO files

You need a suitable software like Media Player to open an IFO 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 IFO file correctly, try to right-click or long-press the file. Then click "Open with" and choose an application. You can also display a IFO 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 IFO files:

Media Player by Microsoft
See the previous paragraphs to learn more about the main application. IFO files are often referred to as Media Player videos because this type of file is primarily created or used by this software.
Aurora Engine (module information) by BioWare
Aurora Engine is a game development and rendering platform for cross-platform video games. MOD, NVM, and SAV modules created with Aurora Engine contain a module.ifo file which stores information about the module. The IFO is saved in BioWare's Generic File Format (GFF). This file format is classified as Game.
ImageForge Pro (graphic object layer data) by CursorArts
ImageForge Pro is a versatile graphics editor for enhancing, merging, or retouching images. It is also used to edit web art, slideshows, screensavers etc. The graphic object layer data of an item being edited in ImageForge Pro is saved in an IFO file. This file format is classified as Data.
PowerDVD (DVD information) by CyberLink
PowerDVD is a video and audio player. The program is mainly used to play optical disc formats such as DVD, Blu-ray, and CD. To play a DVD, PowerDVD opens the VIDEO_TS.IFO file in order to access the DVD menu, chapters, title sets etc. This file format is classified as Video. Related links: Inside DVD-Video/IFO Files, DVD Formats
Sublime (program information) by Sublime
Sublime is a cross-platform plain text editor with a variety of source code editing and compilation APIs. It may be used to edit the IFO (information) file used by various computer programs. This file format is classified as Data.
VLC (DVD information) by VideoLAN
VLC is a multimedia player with a framework for converting and recording audio and video to various formats. When used to play a DVD (ripped or otherwise), VLC may open the video IFO (information) file to access the chapters, title sets etc. available on the disc or the folder. This file format is classified as Video. Related links: Inside DVD-Video/IFO Files, DVD Formats

IFO format details:

Why is it important to know the file format? This is the only way to find out which program to use to open the file. Each file format has a unique extension and almost always a unique signature. For example, Microsoft Word documents have the extension .docx and the signature (usually the first 3 characters in this file) PK. Frequently, however, one file extension is used by different programs for different file formats, and one file format for different file extensions. When there is a problem with a file, the first step to solving it is to determine the file format. Our evaluation of the IFO files is as follows:

IFO is a very common file type and mainly uses a special format. The following file formats are most commonly found in IFO files:

95% of all IFO files are DVD Info files. These files are binary files, so they do not contain text, but only cryptic characters. The files are on average 18 KB in size and range from 10 KB to 57 KB. This file type was primarily in use more than 20 years ago. The files contain the following words: DVDVIDEO-VMG and DVDVIDEO-VTS. Some examples of file names are VIDEO_TS.IFO or VTS_01_0.IFO. These files can be linked to video and mangr.
1% of all IFO files are associated with StarDict Info. The contents of these files are easily readable with a text editor. The files are often between 240 bytes and 330 bytes in size.

All other IFO files (4%) have no consistent format. Just click the "Choose your .ifo file to analyze" button on this page to find out what your IFO file is.

Technical Data for IFO File Extension

File classification:

Video

Related files:

bup, vob, iof, bub, vro, udf, vts, exec, rm, info, vod, mp4, dvdrip, anydvd, bum, dat, iso, usr, bop, ifu, ts

Mime type:

text/plain

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: AshampooMediaPlayer.MediaFile, FileType: Ashampoo Media Player+ media file, AppName: Ashampoo Media Player+

ProgramID: NeroShowTime.Files, FileType: Nero ShowTime Files, AppName: Nero ShowTime
EXEFile: ShowTime.exe

ProgramID: vobfile, AppName: WinDVD

ProgramID: vobfile, FileType: VOB File, AppName: PowerDVD
EXEFile: PowerDVD.exe

ProgramID: WinDVD.playback, AppName: Software DVD Player

ProgramID: WinDVD.playback, AppName: WinDVD
EXEFile: WinDVD.exe

ProgramID: ALLPlayerFile
EXEFile: D:\aaa\MarBit\ALLPlayer\ALLPlayer.exe %1

ProgramID: IFO_conch_file
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\MasterSoft\SuperDVD.exe %1

ProgramID: ifofile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\CyberLink\PowerDVD\PowerDVD.exe %L

ProgramID: NeroShowTime.Files
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Ahead\Nero ShowTime\ShowTime.exe %1

ProgramID: NeroShowTime.Files
EXEFile: E:\Nero\Nero ShowTime\ShowTime.exe %1

ProgramID: Recorder.playback
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\InterVideo\DVD5R\Recorder.exe %1

ProgramID: vobfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\InterVideo\WinDVD4\WinDVD.exe %1

ProgramID: vobfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\InterVideo\WinDVD\WinDVD.exe %1

ProgramID: WinDVD.playback
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\DVD\DVD Player\WinDVD.exe %1

ProgramID: WinDVD.playback
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\InterVideo\DVD5\WinDVD.exe %1

ProgramID: WinDVD.playback
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\InterVideo\DVD6\WinDVD.exe %1

ProgramID: WinDVD.playback
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\InterVideo\WinDVD4\WinDVD.exe %1

ProgramID: WinDVD.playback
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\InterVideo\WinDVD4PR\WinDVD.exe %1

ProgramID: WinDVD.playback
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\InterVideo\WinDVD\WinDVD.exe %1

ProgramID: WinDVDX.playback
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\InterVideo\WinDVDX\WinDVDX.exe %1

ProgramID: WinDVD.playback
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\InterVideo\XPack\WinDVD.exe %1

ProgramID: ZPIFOFile
EXEFile: C:\Documents and Settings\Kimbali Bays\Desktop\XP CD Creator update\microsoft\zoomplayer403std\zplayer.exe %L

ProgramID: IFOfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\DSPlayer\DSPlayer_v0.59.5_alpha.exe %1

ProgramID: ACEMegaCoDecSPack.DVDVideoFileS
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ACE Mega CoDecS Pack\Media Player Classic\mplayerc.exe %1 /open

ProgramID: ifofile
EXEFile: D:\yedekler\admin\media player c2kxp6482\mplayerc.exe %1

ProgramID: WinDVD.playback
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\InterVideo\DVD7\WinDVD.exe %1

ProgramID: SpruceDVDPlay.Document
EXEFile: D:\ivi\windvd\syzygy.exe %1

ProgramID: ifofile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Home Cinema\PowerDVD\PowerDVD.exe %L

ProgramID: IFOFile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\DVDSHR~1\DVDSHR~1.EXE %1

ProgramID: IFOFile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\JetAudio\JetAudio.exe %1

ProgramID: NeroShowTime.Files.ifo
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Ahead\Nero ShowTime\ShowTime.exe %1

ProgramID: ifofile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ASUSTeK\ASUSDVD\ASUSDVD.exe %L

ProgramID: DVD.playback
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\InterVideo\Home Theater\DVD.exe %1

ProgramID: NeroShowTime.Files.ifo
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Ahead3\Nero ShowTime\ShowTime.exe

ProgramID: ifofile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\K-Lite Codec Pack\Media Player Classic\mplayerc.exe

ProgramID: ACEMegaCoDecSPack.DVDVideoFileS
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ACE Mega CoDecS Pack\BSPlayer\bsplayer.exe /open

ProgramID: MediaCenter.11.File
EXEFile: %SystemRoot%\system32\MC11.exe /Play

ProgramID: ALLPlayerFile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\MarBit\ALLPlayer\ALLPlayer.exe

ProgramID: PDVDfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\CyberLink\PowerDVD\PowerDVD.exe

ProgramID: GomPlayer.ifo
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\GRETECH\GomPlayer\GOM.exe /open

ProgramID: mplayerc.ifo
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\StormPlayer\mplayerc.exe

ProgramID: PDVDfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ostatnia szansa\PowerDVD.exe

ProgramID: ifofile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Ringz Studio\Storm Codec\mplayerc.exe

ProgramID: ifofile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\CyberLink DVD Solution\PowerDVD\PowerDVD.exe

ProgramID: NeroShowTime.Files
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\K-Lite Codec Pack\Media Player Classic\mplayerc.exe

ProgramID: EasyDVD
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Easy DVD Player\EasyDVD.EXE

ProgramID: NeroShowTime.Files7.ifo
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\JetAudio\JetAudio.exe

ProgramID: NeroShowTime.Files7.ifo
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Media Player Classic\mplayerc.exe

ProgramID: DVD
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\AVSMedia\DVDPlayer\AVSDVDPlayer.exe /prefetch:0 /Open

ProgramID: ACEMegaCoDecSPack.DVDVideoFileS
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ACE Mega CoDecS Pack\Media Player Classic\mplayerc.exe

ProgramID: PDVDfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Home Cinema\PowerDVD\PowerDVD.exe

ProgramID: WinDVD.playback
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Common Files\IBMTOOLS\Apps\WinDVD\WinDVD.exe

ProgramID: ALShow.IFO
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ESTsoft\ALShow\ALShow.exe

ProgramID: DirectDVDEX.Document
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ORIONS~1\DirectDVDEX.exe

ProgramID: ZPIFOFile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\K-Lite Codec Pack\Media Player Classic\mplayerc.exe

ProgramID: UltraDVD
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\UltraDVD\UltraDVD.exe

ProgramID: WinDVD.playback
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\IBMTOOLS\Apps\WinDVD\WinDVD.exe

ProgramID: KMPlayer.ifo
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\The KMPlayer\KMPlayer.exe

ProgramID: VideoAudioPlayer
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\VideoAudioPlayer\VideoAudioPlayer.exe

ProgramID: GomPlayer.ifo
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\_Media\Players\GomPlayer\GOM.exe /open

ProgramID: ifofile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\PowerDVD\PowerDVD.exe

ProgramID: NeroShowTime.Files7.ifo
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\K-Lite Codec Pack\Media Player Classic\mplayerc.exe

ProgramID: SpruceDVDPlay.Document
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ivi\windvd\syzygy.exe

ProgramID: DVD.playback
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\InterVideo\MediaOne Gallery\DVD.exe

ProgramID: FantasyDVD Multimedia File
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Combined Community Codec Pack\MPC\mplayerc.exe

ProgramID: tigerplayer.ifo
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\MpcStar\mpcstar.exe

ProgramID: PDVDfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\HomeCinema\PowerDVD\PowerDVD.exe

ProgramID: DVD
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\AVS4YOU\AVSDVDPlayer\AVSDVDPlayer.exe /prefetch:0 /Open

ProgramID: ifofile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe /Open

ProgramID: PDVD8IFOfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\CyberLink\PowerDVD8\PowerDVD8.exe 76750 RMX PDVD8RMXfile %ProgramFiles%\CyberLink\PowerDVD8\PowerDVD8.exe 76751 VOB PDVD8VOBfile %ProgramFiles%\CyberLink\PowerDVD8\PowerDVD8.exe 76752 XDL PDVD8XDLfile %ProgramFiles%\CyberLink\PowerDVD8\Powe

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an ifo DVD information is a special file format by Microsoft and should only be edited and saved with the appropriate software.

How to solve problems with IFO files

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