Opening an OV2 File

The OV2 file type is primarily associated with TomTom Navigator.

OV2	File extension: OV2
	File type:	binary POI data file

What is an OV2 file?

OV2 files mostly belong to TomTom Navigator.

OV2 files are used by TomTom navigation systems to store POI (point of interest) data in a compact binary format. They hold geographic coordinates and related information that mark locations on a map.
Key details summarized by FilExt.com include:

• Used by TomTom MyDrive and TomTom Bandit products.
• Designed to work with specialized software like TomTom Navigator and TomTom POI Loader.
• Store data such as coordinates for restaurants, gas stations, landmarks, and other POIs.

These files are not meant to be edited with standard text editors. For correct opening and viewing, use tools made for TomTom devices. For more information, visit TomTom Navigator or TomTom's official site.
FilExt.com note: They are processed by GPS navigation software that reads the binary structure to display POIs on your device efficiently.

How to open OV2 files

You need a suitable software like TomTom Navigator to open an OV2 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 OV2 file correctly, try to right-click or long-press the file. Then click "Open with" and choose an application. You can also display a OV2 file directly in the browser:. Just drag the file onto this browser window and drop it.

Online OV2 Text Viewer

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OV2 file format:

Why is it important to know the file format? This is the only way to find out which program to use to open the file. The file format can be deduced from the file extension and the signature. Frequently, however, one file extension is used by different programs for different file formats, and one file format for different file extensions. So a detailed analysis of a file is vital in order to determine the format and the associated program. Our examination of the OV2 files comes to the following conclusion:

The OV2 file type covers a large number of different file formats. The file formats most commonly found in OV2 files are:

• 15% of all OV2 files use the same file format, which can be identified by the letters "64 15 00 00" at the beginning. The contents of these files cannot be read by a human; only a computer program can interpret the data. The files are often between 21 bytes and 8 KB in size. The file type was developed 20 years ago and is still in use today. Some examples of file names are Favorites.ov2. These files are attributed to category and renault.
• 4% of all OV2 files start with the bytes 02 0E 00 00, which are crucial for this file format. These are binary files, so they do not contain words or text. The average file size is 4 KB with most files being between 14 bytes and 45 KB in size. Such OV2 files store data about converted.

The remaining 81% of all OV2 files are files with no common format. Often described as safety, premium, mobile, radar, blitzer, tomtom or scdb. If you want to find out which format your OV2 file belongs to, just click on the button "Choose your .ov2 file to analyze".