Opening a NOV File

The NOV file type is primarily associated with Novlr.

NOV	File extension: NOV
	File type:	JSON project file

What is a NOV file?

NOV files mostly belong to Novlr. NOV files are project files used in novel writing. They use the JSON structure to store your story text, chapters, and related metadata.

The content is organized in key-value pairs typical of JSON.

The primary use is with the novel writing tool provided by Novlr, but they are also connected to projects from NovelAI.

You can open these files in any text editor that supports plain text, though using a tool that understands JSON is best.

Check the Novlr website for more details.

FilExt.com tip: These files maintain your writing project in a structured way. Editing them requires care, as a small error in the JSON syntax can corrupt the file.

How do you open NOV files?

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

Online NOV Text Viewer

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NOV file extension format:

To find out what program is needed to open NOV files, you need to determine the file format. Often, the file format can be deduced from the file extension or the initial bytes (called the signature). If the file extension does not match the file format, double-clicking on the file will cause an error upon opening. So a detailed analysis of a file is vital in order to determine the format and the associated program. Our examination of the NOV files comes to the following conclusion:

NOV is rarely used as a file extension and is used by different programs with different formats. The following file formats are most commonly found in NOV files:

• 45% of all NOV files use the same file format, which can be identified by the letters "04 BC EE A9 0D 26 D8 FE 01" at the beginning. These are binary files, so they do not contain words or text. NOV files can be up to 710 MB in size, but are often around 7 MB - 150 MB. The file type was created recently. These files are often associated with movie, layout and video.
• 35% of all NOV files are based on the well-known JSON file format. JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) is a lightweight data−interchange format. It is easy for humans to read and write. It is easy for machines to parse and generate. These files are plain text, which means they can be viewed with any text editor such as Windows Editor, Nano for Linux, and TextEdit for macOS. The average file size is 100 KB with most files being between 20 KB and 520 KB in size. Certain words are almost always found in the files, such as code, title, version, cover, date, 4AAQSkZJRgABAQAAAQABAAD and description. Such NOV files store data about love.

All other NOV files (20%) have no uniform format, often e.g. Battery 2 quick load sample data. They are often associated with incident. If you want to find out which format your NOV file belongs to, just click on the button "Choose your .nov file to analyze".