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What is a .pp file?
A .pp file is a PowerProject (version 7). This one is a specialist format without an obvious everyday home. Confusingly, this extension has been used by 7 different formats over the years — they're all listed below.
This extension has been used by more than one format
7 different formats have claimed .pp over the years, so two files with the same extension aren't necessarily the same kind of thing.
How to open a .pp file
- The program that created it is by far the most reliable way to open it.
- On Windows, use a hex viewer or the free TrID tool to identify what the file really is.
- On Mac or Linux, running `file yourfile` in the terminal identifies most formats instantly.
The registry records this extension against PowerProject, PowerProject, PowerProject and others, so software from that family is the most likely match.
How to convert a .pp file
- Identify the file first, then look for an export or Save As option in whatever program can read it.
The technical record
For archivists, developers and the merely curious: these are the PRONOM registry entries for .pp.
| Format name | Version | MIME type | PUID |
|---|---|---|---|
| PowerProject | 7 | — | fmt/511 |
| PowerProject | 8 | — | fmt/512 |
| PowerProject | 9 | — | fmt/513 |
| PowerProject | 10 | — | fmt/514 |
| PowerProject | 11 | — | fmt/515 |
| PowerProject | 12.0.01 | — | fmt/516 |
| PowerProject | 12.0.02+ | — | fmt/517 |