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What is a .nfo file?
An .nfo file is a plain-text information file — either a Windows System Information report, or an old-school ASCII-art "release info" text file. Both are just text.
This extension has been used by more than one format
3 different formats have claimed .nfo over the years, so two files with the same extension aren't necessarily the same kind of thing.
How to open a .nfo file
- WindowsNotepad (set the font to Lucida Console for the ASCII art)
- WindowsSystem Information, for msinfo32 .nfo reports
- MacTextEdit
- MaciNFO viewers that render the original codepage
How to convert a .nfo file
- Save as .txt from any text editor if the odd characters bother you.
The technical record
For archivists, developers and the merely curious: these are the PRONOM registry entries for .nfo.
| Format name | Version | MIME type | PUID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Folio Infobase File | 2 | — | fmt/1157 |
| Folio Infobase File | 3 | — | fmt/1158 |
| Folio Infobase File | 4 | — | fmt/1159 |