Audio
What is a .dct file?
A .dct file is a Microsoft Visual FoxPro database container (memo files). This is an audio format. Confusingly, this extension has been used by 3 different formats over the years — they're all listed below.
This extension has been used by more than one format
3 different formats have claimed .dct over the years, so two files with the same extension aren't necessarily the same kind of thing.
How to open a .dct file
- VLC plays almost every audio format ever made.
- Audacity opens it for editing.
The registry records this extension against Microsoft Visual FoxPro database container (memo files), NCH Dictation Audio File, TibetDoc Word Document, so software from that family is the most likely match.
How to convert a .dct file
- Export as .mp3 from Audacity or VLC for maximum compatibility.
The technical record
For archivists, developers and the merely curious: these are the PRONOM registry entries for .dct.
| Format name | Version | MIME type | PUID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Visual FoxPro database container (memo files) | — | — | fmt/384 |
| NCH Dictation Audio File | — | — | fmt/1280 |
| TibetDoc Word Document | — | — | fmt/1909 |