Opening a LIFE File

The LIFE file type is primarily associated with Light Notebook.

LIFE	File extension: LIFE
	File type:	Light Notebook file

What is a LIFE file?

LIFE files mostly belong to Light Notebook. The LIFE file format is primarily associated with Game of Life, cellular automation developed by British mathematician John Conway. This zero-player game uses LIFE file extension for its pattern files. These pattern files have a very simple format where each line is like a row and each character in that line is like a column.

Main Usage: The main objective of having a LIFE pattern file in this game is to allow the user to load an arbitrary file with an arbitrary URL and treat it as the LIFE pattern of a cell in the game. LIFE is a file in ASCII format that contains a list of coordinates of alive cells. It was designed for the program for faster reading and writing of codes.
More Information: If the LIFE pattern file contains any description or comment, you can find it to the right of the index selector when the file is being loaded. A LIFE file can be used as an index file for other LIFE pattern files and LIFE index files. These index files contain comments only. The game files are saved with a LIF or LIFE file extension.

How to open a LIFE file

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

Online LIFE Text Viewer

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

If you want to extract texts from LIFE file or capture a screenshot, you can use our free Online LIFE File Viewer:

To do so, click the "Choose your .life file to view" button above.
Your LIFE 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 LIFE files:

Light Notebook
See the previous paragraphs to learn more about the main application. LIFE files are often referred to as Light Notebook data files because this type of file is primarily created or used by this software.
Game of Life (pattern file) by John Horton Conway
Game of Life is a cellular automaton developed by John Horton Conway. A cellular automaton is a computational model in which cells arranged in a regular grid evolve based on a set of rules. The LIFE file format is used to store rules for a cellular automata pattern used by Game of Life. Files with the LIFE format can be opened using MCell, a newer program by Mirek Wojtowicz. This file format is classified as Simple text file. Related links: Game of Life on Wikipedia, Open Using MCell, LIFE File Format, Play Game of Life in Browser, Open Using Golly

Technical Data for LIFE File Extension

File classification:

Data

Related files:

file, lif, zip, post, nb, galleryitem

a life Light Notebook file is a special file format and should only be edited and saved with the appropriate software.

How to solve problems with LIFE files

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