File extension ANI
| File type | Animated Cursor |
| Developer | Microsoft |
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What is a ANI file?
ANI is a file extension used on Windows operating systems. The suffix is not strictly associated with any particular program or application – ANI files store system cursor animations data.
ANI file contains information about mouse cursor animations and sequence or related ICO frames. Each animation frame is displayed for a very short time in that the sequence of such frames creates a illusion of animation. Frame time is measured in jiffies, where 1 jiffy is is about 1/60th of a second. Jiffy durations is strictly related to the CPU clock of given machine.
Program(s) that can open the .ANI file
Windows
Mac OS
Linux
How to open ANI files
If you cannot open the ANI file on your computer - there may be several reasons. The first and most important reason (the most common) is the lack of a suitable software that supports ANI among those that are installed on your device.
A very simple way to solve this problem is to find and download the appropriate application. The first part of the task has already been done – the software supporting the ANI file can be found in the table. Now just download and install the appropriate application.
Possible problems with the ANI format files
The inability to open and operate the ANI file does not necessarily mean that you do not have an appropriate software installed on your computer. There may be other problems that also block our ability to operate the Animated Cursor file. Below is a list of possible problems.
- Corruption of a ANI file which is being opened
- Incorrect links to the ANI file in registry entries.
- Accidental deletion of the description of the ANI from the Windows registry
- Incomplete installation of an application that supports the ANI format
- The ANI file which is being opened is infected with an undesirable malware.
- The computer does not have enough hardware resources to cope with the opening of the ANI file.
- Drivers of equipment used by the computer to open a ANI file are out of date.
If you are sure that all of these reasons do not exist in your case (or have already been eliminated), the ANI file should operate with your programs without any problem. If the problem with the ANI file has not been solved, it may be due to the fact that in this case there is also another rare problem with the ANI file. In this case, the only you can do is to ask for assistance of a professional staff.
Updated 02/25/2022
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How to associate the file with an installed software?
If you want to associate a file with a new program (e.g. my-file.ANI) you have two ways to do it. The first and the easiest one is to right-click on the selected ANI file. From the drop-down menu select "Choose default program", then click "Browse" and find the desired program. The whole operation must be confirmed by clicking OK. The second and more difficult to do is associate the ANI file extension to the corresponding software in the Windows Registry.
Is there one way to open unknown files?
Many files contain only simple text data. It is possible that while opening unknown files (e.g. ANI) with a simple text editor like Windows Notepad will allow us to see some of the data encoded in the file. This method allows you to preview the contents of many files, but probably not in such a structure as a program dedicated to support them.