All about SDS Files

The SDS file type is primarily associated with Mafia Engine.

SDS	File extension: SDS
	File type:	proprietary asset file

What is an SDS file?

SDS files mostly belong to Mafia Engine. SDS files are specialized data files that serve different roles depending on their origin and purpose.
Most SDS files are used as game data files by the Mafia Engine in Mafia: Definitive Edition. They store in-game assets such as textures, models, and other resource data. To open these files, you typically need the game itself or specialized modding tools. For more details on the game data, visit the Mafia official site.
Other SDS files function as audio files. In some cases, they are formatted as MIDI sequencer score files that work with software like Finale or Studio One Pro. Additionally, there is a variant known as a Sound Design System file which uses a RIFF structure and adheres to the MIDI Sample Dump Standard for sound sampling tasks.
Key Details as outlined by FilExt.com:

Game Data: Contains assets for game environments and is best accessed using game-specific tools.

Audio Data: Holds MIDI and score information that is managed with sequencer or audio editing software.

Sound Design: Uses RIFF formatting for MIDI Sample Dump, requiring dedicated sound design applications.

FilExt.com note: Examine your file’s header with a hex editor if you are uncertain which version of SDS you have.

How to open SDS files

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

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How to convert an SDS file to JPG, PDF, HTML, DOC, ...

You can convert SDS files using our online SDS file viewer (powered by Convert.Guru):

Just click the "Choose your .sds file to play" button on this page.
After your file is opened in browser,
click "Save as..." in the menu.
Then click the file format (e.g. PDF, JPG, DOCX, TXT, ...) you want.
Your file will be converted and downloaded.

Programs that open and convert SDS files:

Mafia Engine
See the previous paragraphs to learn more about the main application. SDS files are often referred to as Mafia Engine games because this type of file is primarily created or used by this software.
DUMP Standard MIDI Sample File
OpenOffice.org (Chart) by OpenOffice.org
Program ID is soffice.StarChartDocument.5
Raw MIDI Sample Dump Standard File
The Mime types used with this association are: audio/sds.
Smart Diary Suite (Main Database) by Programming Sunrise
A total personal information manager. Versions after 3.1 will have a new file format. This file format is classified as Database.
StarOffice (Chart) by Sun
Staroffice is an office suite. The MIME type application/vnd.stardivision.chart is used by StarOffice version 5.x. The Mime types used with this association are: application/soffice, application/x-soffice, application/x-staroffice, application/vnd.stardivision.chart. This file format is classified as Graphic. Program ID is soffice.StarChartDocument.5

SDS format details:

A file format defines how the data in the file is structured. The first characters in a file identify the file format, for example, HTML files start with the bytes <html>. File extension, signature and file format must match; otherwise errors will occur when the file is opened. If there are problems opening a file, you must first determine the file format used. Our analysis of the SDS files produces the following result:

SDS is a very widely used file extension. The file type mainly uses a defined SDS format. The file formats most commonly found in SDS files are:

70% of all SDS files use the same file format, which have the signature SDS. These files are binary files, so they do not contain text, but only cryptic characters. Most of these files are 240 KB to 5 MB in size. This file type is based on cutting-edge technology. The keywords UEzl, Texture and 73979+ are typical for these files. An example of a file name is tables.sds. Such files are related to music, pinup, subtitles, text, city, weapons, stringtable, audio and ingame.
9% of all SDS files start with the magic bytes F0 7E 00 01 00, which are always the first bytes of this file format. If you open these files in a text editor, you can view the contents and find segments of text. The file size is in the range of 3 MB to 45 MB. These files are attributed to piano, music, official, cover and theme.

All other SDS files (21%) have different formats, the following 5 formats can be found: StarOffice chart and RIFF. Tagged as sounds, level, plate, mapa, universal, painting, baileys, wanted, ascot, fonts or joed. Drag & drop your file here to see the file format and a preview of your SDS file!

Technical Data for SDS File Extension

File classification:

Game

Program ID:

soffice.StarChartDocument.5

Related files:

mid, midi, wad, pkg, sdscfg, sdsdmp, sds%3f%3f, sdf, 7z, eds, sbs, fsb, zip, sound, exe, torrent, 3ds, rar, switch, txt, pdf, bin, cpi, clip, sgl, sti, stc, dat, mod, wav

Mime type:

application/vnd.stardivision.calc, application/vnd.stardivision.chart

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: soffice.StarChartDocument.5, FileType: OpenOffice.org 5.0 Chart, AppName: OpenOffice.org 1.0.1

ProgramID: soffice.StarChartDocument.5, FileType: StarOffice 5.0 Chart, AppName: OpenOffice.org 1.1.0

ProgramID: soffice.StarChartDocument.5
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\OpenOffice.org 1.9.74\program\soffice.exe -o %1

ProgramID: soffice.StarChartDocument.5
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\OpenOffice.org1.1.3\program\soffice.exe -o %1

ProgramID: soffice.StarChartDocument.5
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\OpenOffice.org1.0.2\program\soffice.exe -o %1

ProgramID: soffice.StarChartDocument.5
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\OpenOffice.org 1.9.95\program\soffice.exe -o %1

ProgramID: soffice.StarChartDocument.5
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\OpenOffice.org 1.9.104\program\soffice.exe -o %1

ProgramID: soffice.StarChartDocument.5
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\OpenOffice.org 1.9.100\program\soffice.exe -o %1

ProgramID: soffice.StarChartDocument.5
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\OpenOffice.org 1.9.79\program\soffice.exe -o %1

ProgramID: soffice.StarChartDocument.5
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\OpenOffice.org 1.9.125\program\soffice.exe -o %1

ProgramID: soffice.StarChartDocument.5
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\OpenOffice.org 2.0\program\soffice.exe -o %1

ProgramID: soffice.StarChartDocument.5
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\OpenOffice.org1.0\program\soffice.exe %1

ProgramID: SDS_v1x.Document
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\7500FA~1\SDSShell.exe %1

ProgramID: soffice.StarChartDocument.5
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\OpenOffice.org 1.9.118\program\soffice.exe -o %1

ProgramID: Winamp.File
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Winamp\Winamp.exe %1

ProgramID: soffice.StarChartDocument.5
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\OpenOffice.org1.0.1\program\soffice.exe -o %1

ProgramID: soffice.StarChartDocument.5
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Sun\StarOffice 8\program\soffice.exe -o

ProgramID: soffice.StarChartDocument.5
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\StarOffice6.0\program\soffice.exe -o

ProgramID: soffice.StarChartDocument.5
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\OpenOffice.org 2.1\program\soffice.exe -o

ProgramID: soffice.StarChartDocument.5
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\OpenOffice.org 2.2\program\soffice.exe -o

ProgramID: soffice.StarChartDocument.5
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\OFFICE ONE6.5\program\soffice.exe -o

ProgramID: soffice.StarChartDocument.5
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\BrOffice.org 2.3\program\soffice.exe -o

ProgramID: soffice.StarChartDocument.5
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\openoffice aechivos\OpenOffice.org 3\program\soffice.exe -o

ProgramID: soffice.StarChartDocument.5
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Sun\StarSuite 9\program\soffice.exe -o

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an sds proprietary asset file is a special file format and should only be edited and saved with the appropriate software.

How to solve problems with SDS files

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