Archive
What is a .psc file?
A .psc file is a 3M Printscape (version 2). This is an archive — a container holding other files, usually compressed. Confusingly, this extension has been used by 2 different formats over the years — they're all listed below.
This extension has been used by more than one format
2 different formats have claimed .psc over the years, so two files with the same extension aren't necessarily the same kind of thing.
How to open a .psc file
- 7-Zip (Windows) or Keka / The Unarchiver (Mac) extract most archive formats, including old ones.
- On Linux, try `7z x`, `unar` or Ark.
The registry records this extension against 3M Printscape, PaintShop Plus Compressed Format, so software from that family is the most likely match.
How to convert a .psc file
- Extract the contents, then re-compress as .zip if you need to share them widely.
The technical record
For archivists, developers and the merely curious: these are the PRONOM registry entries for .psc.
| Format name | Version | MIME type | PUID |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3M Printscape | 2 | — | fmt/1275 |
| PaintShop Plus Compressed Format | — | — | fmt/1733 |