File Extension IPS

.IPS File

File extension: IPS
File type: Game Patch File
Do you have IPS - related issues?
First check your registry for hidden errors.


Notes about the IPS file extension:



Errors in your registry are one of the common causes for incorrect file associations on your windows system. It is highly recommended that you check your registry for file association errors (will also check for any other registry errors).

The IPS file type is primarily associated with 'Game Patch File'. (allows running of illegal copies of some games)

Detailed information for file extension IPS:


Primary association: Game Patch File

Other applications associated with file type IPS:

  • International Patching System (Binary Patch File)The International Patching System (commonly called IPS) is an old file format that became a standard to patching various files near 16 megabytes in size with an unlimited amount of 1-65,535 byte clusters and RLE. The identifying characters used for this association are - Hex: 50 41 54 43 48 , ASCII: PATCH Related links: Wikipedia IPS Page
  • IPScript FilePlay with QuickTime, Internet Pictures Corp. iPIX Plug-in v6.2 (CrossOver - npipx32.dll) or Netscape Plug-in iPIX Viewer Related links: QuickTime
  • MENSI 3Dipsos by MENSI Corporation3D pointcloud analysis.
File Identifier - TrID
'Identifying characters' used on FILExt.com are
provided by Marco Pontello from his TrID database




Important: When encountering any file extension issues it is always recommended that you run a free scan for Windows registry errors.

Technical data

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System Info for File Extension .IPS

The following listing is compiled from the database produced by the 'Associate This!' program, selected data from the main FILExt database and information FILExt collected directly from user systems.

ProgramID: iPIX.ipsfiles.1

ProgramID: LunarIPSFile
EXEFile: E:\Emulators\Snes\lips100\Lunar IPS.exe %1

ProgramID: IPIX.Viewers.5
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\IPIX\IPIX Viewer\IpxViewr.exe

ProgramID: LunarIPSFile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Lunar IPS.exe

ProgramID: iPIX.ipsfiles.1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\IPIX\IPIX Viewer\IpxViewr.exe

ProgramID: LunarIPSFile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\rs_elitemap\EliteMap\Lips.exe

ProgramID: ips_file
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Imagelys Picture Styles 2\ips.exe

ProgramID: LunarIPSFile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\EliteMap\Lips.exe

Program Name and MIME Type Info for File Extension .IPS

FILExt has been given permission to display a Program Name/MIME type database collected by Anthony R. Nemmer. Some of this data has already been included into the main FILExt database. Those entries which have not yet been incorporated are displayed below.
Program Name Mime Type application/ips; application/x-ipscript application/vocaltec-ips application/x-ipscript application/xipsript

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