Opening SAD Files

The SAD file type is primarily associated with Black & White.

SAD	File extension: SAD
	File type:	Game Sound File

What is a SAD file?

SAD files mostly belong to Black & White by Electronic Arts, Inc. Use our "Online SAD Text Viewer" below to analyze your SAD file and to see all text it contains.

How to open SAD files

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

Online SAD Text Viewer

Programs that open and convert SAD files:

1. Black & White by Electronic Arts, Inc.
   
   See the previous paragraphs to learn more about the main application.
2. Fast Atomic Density Evaluator File
   (FADE computes protein shapes) (PDF link)
3. MultiEx Commander (Set-up Cabinet) by XeNTaX
   MultiEx is a game modding utility. The SAD archives were used for programs made by SadCom Ltd. The DOS version of MultiEx Commander was the last to use a .SAD file for its setup. DOS MultiEx Commander was still available in 2001 when the Windows version arose, but as of 2003 is no longer officialy offered for download at the producer's site. It can still be found on third party sites. This file format is classified as Archive.
4. Serveron Analyzer Data File
5. StillAliveDS (Map File) by t4ils & RøßiN
   StillAliveDS takes its name from the ending song of Portal: Still Alive by Jonathan Coulton. It features various elements from the original game such as portal gun, turrets, crates and energy balls. You can play a simple game where you have to finish the levels included in the homebrew or you can play custom levels you made with the map editor. This file format is classified as Game.
6. Synergy Accounts (Data File) by Synergy Accounts
   Synergy Accounts is modular UK accounting software. It is user configurable, and supports custom fields throughout. It comes with its own report generator as an option and an API is available to allow other software to interface with it. Encryption using Blowfish or DES is available if required, and can be assigned to individual columns or tables or the entire data file. Synergy can be Internet aware, can dial, E-mail and browse from within the application, and can charge your customer's credit cards securely. You can have 1 user or 100 users or even more, and the system can handle up to 16 exabytes of data per company file.

How to solve problems with SAD files

• Associate the SAD file extension with the correct application.
• Update your software that should actually open game sound files. Because only the current version supports the latest SAD file format. Search, therefore, e.g. on the Electronic Arts, Inc. manufacturer website after an available Black & White update.
• To make sure that your SAD file is not corrupted or virus-infected, get the file again and scan it with Google's virustotal.com.