Opening SHTML Files

The SHTML file type is primarily associated with Visual Studio.

SHTML	File extension: SHTML
	File type:	web page fragment

What is an SHTML file?

SHTML files mostly belong to Visual Studio by Microsoft. SHTML is the filename extension of a web page fragment written in Server Side Includes (SSI) server-side scripting language. It is mainly used to save the global header, navigation bar, and/or footer to make it reusable across multiple pages on a site. By including the How to open SHTML files

You need a suitable software like Visual Studio to open an SHTML 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 SHTML file correctly, try to right-click or long-press the file. Then click "Open with" and choose an application. You can also display a SHTML file directly in the browser:. Just drag the file onto this browser window and drop it.

Online SHTML Text Viewer

Choose your .shtml file to view

or drag and drop it here

Online File Viewer

✈

Read our privacy guarantee in Filext’s terms and privacy policy

Please allow ads on our site

This helps us keep our servers running. Then re-upload your file to view it.

Click here to see how to disable the ad blocker for filext.com

How to extract texts from SHTML files or capture a screenshot to PDF, JPG, DOCX, TXT, ...

You can extract texts from SHTML file or capture a preview screenshot using our online SHTML file viewer:

Just click the "Choose your .shtml file to view" button on this page.
Your SHTML file will then be displayed in the browser.
Now click on "Save as..." at the top of the page.
Then choose the file format (e.g. JPG, PDF, DOCX, TXT, ...) you want.
Download the converted file.

Programs that open and convert SHTML files:

Visual Studio by Microsoft
See the previous paragraphs to learn more about the main application. SHTML files are often referred to as Visual Studio web (source)s because this type of file is primarily created or used by this software.
Apache HTTP Server (web page fragment) by Apache
Apache HTTP Server is a free and open source web server compatible with Windows and UNIX-like platforms. It can process an SHTML web page fragment. This file format is classified as Web (source). Related links: Server Side Includes
IIS (web page fragment) by Microsoft
IIS (short for Internet Information Services) is a web server application for Windows operating system. IIS can import a web page fragment saved in an SHTML file into an HTML file. This file format is classified as Web (source). Related links: Server Side Includes

Technical Data for SHTML File Extension

File classification:

Web (source)

Related files:

shtm, ssi, jpeg, html, ocx, frx, map

Related links:

Server Side Includes

Mime type:

text/x-server-parsed-html, text/x-server-parsed-html3

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: CorelNetscapeMarkup

ProgramID: Frigate3.view, FileType: HTML Document, AppName: Frigate3

ProgramID: GLHtmlFile, FileType: HTML File, AppName: Adobe GoLive Application

ProgramID: htmlfile, FileType: HTML Document, AppName: Internet Explorer
EXEFile: iexplore.exe

ProgramID: htmlfile, FileType: HTML Document, AppName: Microsoft Office XP component

ProgramID: htmlfile, FileType: HTML Document, AppName: MyIE2 Web Browser
EXEFile: MyIE.exe

ProgramID: htmlfile, FileType: HTML Document, AppName: Smart Explorer

ProgramID: htmlfile, FileType: HyperText Document, AppName: Internet Explorer

ProgramID: MozillaHTML, FileType: HTML Document, AppName: Mozilla
EXEFile: MOZILLA.EXE

ProgramID: MozillaHTML, FileType: HTML Document, AppName: Netscape
EXEFile: NETSCP.EXE

ProgramID: NetscapeMarkup, AppName: Dreamweaver MX

ProgramID: NetscapeMarkup, FileType: Netscape Hypertext Document, AppName: Netscape Navigator
EXEFile: Netscape.exe

ProgramID: FirefoxHTML
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\MOZILL~1\FIREFOX.EXE -url %1

ProgramID: htmlfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe -nohome

ProgramID: htmlfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\SlimBrowser\sbrowser.exe %1

ProgramID: htmlfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Yahoo!\browser\ybrowser.exe %1

ProgramID: htmlfile
EXEFile: C:\XPB-Net\MYIE2\MyIE.exe %1

ProgramID: MozillaHTML
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\MOZILLA.ORG\MOZILLA\MOZILLA.EXE -url %1

ProgramID: MozillaHTML
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\MOZILL~1.5\MOZILLA.EXE -url %1

ProgramID: MozillaHTML
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\NETSCAPE\NETSCAPE\NETSCP.EXE -url %1

ProgramID: NetscapeMarkup
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Netscape\COMMUN~1\Program\netscape.exe %1

ProgramID: NetscapeMarkup
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Netscape\Communicator\Program\netscape.exe %1

ProgramID: MozillaHTML
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\MOZILL~1\FIREFOX.EXE -url %1

ProgramID: FirefoxHTML
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\MOZILL~2\FIREFOX.EXE -url %1

ProgramID: htmlfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Deepnet Explorer\Deepnet.exe %1

ProgramID: ShellScrap
EXEFile: rundll32 %SystemRoot%\system32\shscrap.dll,OpenScrap_RunDLL %1

ProgramID: pnpshtmlfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\A Tech Group\Professional Notepad\notepad.exe %1

ProgramID: FirefoxHTML
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\MOZILL~1\NEWFOL~1\FIREFOX.EXE -url %1

ProgramID: htmlfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%r\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe -nohome

ProgramID: FirefoxHTML
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\DEERPA~1\FIREFOX.EXE -url %1

ProgramID: FirefoxHTML
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\FIREFOX\FIREFOX.EXE -url %1

ProgramID: htmlfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Avant Browser\avant.exe %1

ProgramID: NetscapeHTML
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\NETSCAPE\NETSCA~1\NETSCAPE.EXE -url %1

ProgramID: htmlfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Maxthon\Maxthon.exe %1

ProgramID: htmlfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe %1

ProgramID: FirefoxHTML
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\FIREFOX.EXE -url %1

ProgramID: K-Meleon.HTML
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\K-Meleon\K-Meleon.exe %1

ProgramID: MozillaHTML
EXEFile: C:\FAILSA~1\PHOENIX\PHOENIX.EXE -url %1

ProgramID: MozillaHTML
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\NETSCA~1\NETSCP.EXE -url %1

ProgramID: htmlfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Tencent\TT\TTraveler.exe

ProgramID: htmlfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\AVANTB~1\avant.exe

ProgramID: NetscapeHTML
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\NETSCAPE\NETSCA~2\NETSCAPE.EXE -url

ProgramID: FirefoxHTML
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Firefox\Firefox.exe

ProgramID: MozillaHTML
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\MOZILLA\MOZILLA.EXE -url

ProgramID: FirefoxHTML
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\MOZILL~1\FIREFOX.EXE -url -requestPending

ProgramID: htmlfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\MyIE2\MyIE.exe

ProgramID: NavigatorHTML
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\NETSCAPE\NAVIGA~1\NAVIGA~1.EXE -url -requestPending

ProgramID: SafariHTML
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Safari\Safari.exe -url

ProgramID: FirefoxHTML
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\MOZILL~2\FIREFOX.EXE -requestPending -osint -url

ProgramID: FlockHTML
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\_WWWUT~1\BROWSERS\FLOCK\FLOCK\FLOCK.EXE -requestPending -osint -url

ProgramID: FlockHTML
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\FLOCK\FLOCK\FLOCK.EXE -requestPending -osint -url

ProgramID: NavigatorHTML
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\NETSCAPE\NAVIGA~1\NAVIGA~1.EXE -requestPending -osint -url

ProgramID: FirefoxHTML
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Minefield\firefox.exe -url

ProgramID: FirefoxHTML
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Mozilla Firefox 3 Beta 4\firefox.exe -requestPending -osint -url

ProgramID: FirefoxHTML
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Shiretoko\firefox.exe -requestPending -osint -url

ProgramID: SafariHTML
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE12\MSOXMLED.EXE /verb open

ProgramID: FirefoxHTML
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Mozilla Firefox 3.5 Beta 4\firefox.exe -requestPending -osint -url

Show all 57 listings To Top

an shtml web page fragment is a special file format by Microsoft and should only be edited and saved with the appropriate software.

How to solve problems with SHTML files

Associate the SHTML file extension with the correct application.
Update your software that should actually open web page fragments. Because only the current version supports the latest SHTML file format. Search, therefore, e.g. on the Microsoft manufacturer website after an available Visual Studio update.
To make sure that your SHTML file is not corrupted or virus-infected, get the file again and scan it with Google's virustotal.com.
Click here to open your .SHTML file online - secure, fast, and no downloads needed.