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ANSI and UTF-8 are two types of text encoding. The former is the default encoding that is used when you save text files created in Notepad, the text editor included in the Windows operating system.

Wouldn’t it be nice to live in a world where there’s only one file format for every byte of audio-video content? Crashing back to reality though, we’re stuck with numerous codecs, and one of these ...

AutoHotKey or AHK files are plain text file type that’s used by AutoHotkey, a free scripting tool for automating tasks in Windows. Whereas, EXE extension is used for executable files that can be ...

If you’ve encountered Apple HEIC files and are unsure how to open them on your Microsoft Windows computer or convert them to JPEG format, this guide is for you. HEIC files are a type of image file ...

You can convert a JFIF file to JPG, though the two formats are nearly identical, and most software will open a JFIF file as a JPG. On a Mac, you need to rename the JFIF file extensions to JPG and then ...

You can convert files to the MP4 format on the VLC media player, making them more accessible on most devices. The VLC media player, a free open-source platform, is known for its ability to play an ...