FILExt - The File Extension Source

Details for file extension .JAR are on this page. Because there is no central registry for file extensions and their associated programs there may be multiple entries on this page. And, because there are many (some say over a million) such associations not all may be listed here. A search on the file extension you submitted shows 4 record(s).

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The details for each of these are shown below. The best FILExt can do for you is provide the details we know about. Selecting the information that applies to your particular situation is up to you. Use any hints provided. If the information here is not helpful, FILExt is sorry; but as a research site FILExt cannot provide personal support. If you need further information you might try the research tips on the FILExt Help Me page.

Extension: JAR
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
JAR Archive		ARJ Software, Inc.
Specific Notes [What's This?]
JAR has a similar command and option feature set to the PC archiver ARJ, but it is not archive compatible with ARJ. JAR comes in a 16 bit DOS version and a 32 bit Windows version. This format is unrelated to the Sun .JAR archive format. ..... [Search for JAR file errors with this scan.]
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
application/x-compressed	Archive	None
Identifying Characters [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
Program ID [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
General Notes [What's This?]
(None)
This is record 6228 last modified on 2006-12-30.

Extension: JAR
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
JARCS Compressed Archive		JPMdL Archival System
Specific Notes [What's This?]
JARCS v0.94 - Compression Program. ..... [Search for JAR file errors with this scan.]
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
		Download
Identifying Characters [What's This?]
Hex: 4A 41 52 43 53 00 ASCII: JARCS
Program ID [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
General Notes [What's This?]
(None)
This is record 14992 last modified on 2003-07-21.

Extension: JAR
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
Java Archive		Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Specific Notes [What's This?]
Compressed file package for classes and data. This is a special .ZIP format unrelated to the ARJ .JAR archive format. The JAR file format is based on the standard ZIP file format with an optional manifest file. ..... [Search for JAR file errors with this scan.]
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
application/java-archive	Archive	Java Archive File Format
Identifying Characters [What's This?]
Hex: 50 4B 03 04 14 00 08 00 08 00
Program ID [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
General Notes [What's This?]
(None)
This is record 6227 last modified on 2007-08-08.

Extension: JAR
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
Java Applet		Sun
Specific Notes [What's This?]
(None) ..... [Search for JAR file errors with this scan.]
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
application/x-java-applet application/x-java-applet;version=1.1 application/x-java-bean application/x-java-bean;version=1.1 application/x-java-vm/java-applet application/x-java-vm/java-beans		None
Identifying Characters [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
Program ID [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
General Notes [What's This?]
(None)
This is record 15128 last modified on 2004-03-05.

System Info for File Extension .JAR

FILExt has been given permission to display the file extension database produced by the Associate This! program. Some of that data has already been included into the main FILExt database; but, not all. Those entries which have not yet been incorporated are shown below in the hope that they will be of some use. Data collected by FILExt on registered file extensions from user systems is also in the display. Be aware this is raw data which may require further research on your part to fully understand. In particular, look at the Program ID. Often a company will put the program's name into the short ID that Windows uses to open registered file extensions. If that's not the case, look at the complete path to the EXE file. Often, programs will install themselves into directories that give either the program or company name. The program name itself may also be used as the EXE file name. These listings are particularly important since they represent listings that are in actual use by users who have sumbitted data to FILExt and therefore these listings can point you to the most likely candidate should there be multiple entries in the FILExt main database.

General Info

• If the extension you are looking for is of the form .??_ the file is likely a compressed file and part of an install routine. When the install program runs it will expand the file and replace the underscore with the proper letter for the file type.
• If the file is sent as an audio file with any three-character extension it may be a dictation file where the extension is the dictator's initials; playable by BCB Voice Systems software (see ??? extension). The file could likewise be a dictation file in TrueSpeech format. Use Windows Sound Recorder and/or Media Player to play these back.
• If the extension you are looking for has a number at the end or is only a number and there were no results consider entering the same extension format using zero or one as some programs produce numbered split files but when the split can be extensive (e.g., .000-.999) only the first entry is in the database.

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