File extension ASE
| File type | Adobe Swatch Exchange Format |
| Developer | Adobe Systems |
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What is a ASE file?
ASE files store color settings for three Adobe applications: Color, InDesign, and Illustrator. Photoshop, the most popular Adobe tool, uses different file format for that same purpose called ACO.
ASE files have been supported since the release of Adobe CS2 package. ASE files are commonly used by professional designers as it allows publishers and illustrators to exchange saved color settings.
Program(s) that can open the .ASE file
How to open ASE files
If you cannot open the ASE 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 ASE 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 ASE file can be found in the table. Now just download and install the appropriate application.
Possible problems with the ASE format files
The inability to open and operate the ASE 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 Adobe Swatch Exchange Format file. Below is a list of possible problems.
- Corruption of a ASE file which is being opened
- Incorrect links to the ASE file in registry entries.
- Accidental deletion of the description of the ASE from the Windows registry
- Incomplete installation of an application that supports the ASE format
- The ASE 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 ASE file.
- Drivers of equipment used by the computer to open a ASE file are out of date.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 ASE file should operate with your programs without any problem. If the problem with the ASE file has not been solved, it may be due to the fact that in this case there is also another rare problem with the ASE file. In this case, the only you can do is to ask for assistance of a professional staff.
Similar extensions
| .a2theme | Aston 2 Theme Format |
| .acb | Adobe Color Book Format |
| .acbl | Adobe Color Book Format |
| .aco | Adobe Photoshop Color Palette And Swatches Format |
| .acrobatsecuritysettings | Adobe Acrobat Security Settings Format |
| .acrodata | Adobe Acrobat Data Format |
| .acv | Adobe Photoshop Colour Curves Format |
| .acw | Microsoft Accessibility Wizard Format |
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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.ASE) you have two ways to do it. The first and the easiest one is to right-click on the selected ASE 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 ASE 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. ASE) 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.