Opening an MC2 File

The MC2 file type is primarily associated with MasterCook.

MC2	File extension: MC2
	File type:	binary data file

What is an MC2 file

MC2 files mostly belong to MasterCook. MC2 files are mostly known as MasterCook cookbook files used to store and manage recipe data. These files use a custom binary format to organize recipes, ingredients, instructions, and related information.
They are created by the MasterCook application and are best opened with the original software.
In some cases, an MC2 file may be used as a Windows icon, sometimes connected with the Minecraft icon file format.
Key points summarized by FilExt.com:

Contains structured recipe data in a proprietary format

Primarily used by MasterCook software

Alternate use as a Windows icon file exists

For support, refer to the MasterCook website

FilExt.com tip: Use the official application to open and view the file to ensure data integrity.

How to open MC2 files

You need a suitable software like MasterCook to open an MC2 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 MC2 file correctly, try to right-click or long-press the file. Then click "Open with" and choose an application. You can also display a MC2 file directly in the browser:. Just drag the file onto this browser window and drop it.

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MC2 file format:

If you know the file format, you can also find out how to open or edit the file. The initial characters of a file are called signature, sometimes also referred to as "magic bytes". The signature can be used to infer the file format. However, different programs can use the same file extension, and file extensions can be assigned incorrectly. When there is a problem with a file, the first step to solving it is to determine the file format. Below you will find our evaluation of the MC2 files:

The MC2 file extension is not found very often and covers different formats for different programs. The following file formats are most commonly found in MC2 files:

• 65% of all MC2 files use the same file format, which can be identified by the letters "01 00 00 00" at the beginning. They consist of unreadable binary data. The average file size is 190 KB with most files being between 50 KB and 490 KB in size. This file type was primarily in use more than 20 years ago. The following keywords are characteristic: Ckbk#dn1, RcpeProp*tm#$, tufwfdpplfeifsf and $Wyz. My Cookbook.mc2 is a typical file name. Such files are related to cookbook, recipes, cooking, family, favorites, dinner, best, breakfasts, bountiful, baking, casual, dining and cook, and frequently comprise personal data.
• 20% of all MC2 files use the same file format, which can be identified by the letters "1C 09 61 1E 03 C2 00 00" at the beginning. The contents of these files cannot be read by a human; only a computer program can interpret the data. A typical file size is 3 KB. The file name icon0a00000a.mc2 or icon0a20180601.mc2 is characteristic of these files. Such MC2 files store data about icon.

All other MC2 files (15%) have different formats, frequently e.g. Mednafen/PCEjin/VBjin movie capture and Sony. Tagged as mastering, crocker, french or book. If you want to find out which format your MC2 file belongs to, just click on the button "Choose your .mc2 file to analyze".