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What is a .pt5 file?
A .pt5 file is a PageMaker PC Document (version 5.0). This is a document format, so it holds text and layout meant to be read. 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 .pt5 over the years, so two files with the same extension aren't necessarily the same kind of thing.
How to open a .pt5 file
- Try LibreOffice (free, Windows/Mac/Linux) — it opens an enormous range of current and historic document formats.
- Microsoft Word and Google Docs handle most mainstream document types.
- If nothing opens it, open it in a text editor: many older document formats have readable text inside.
The registry records this extension against PageMaker PC Document, PageMaker Template File, so software from that family is the most likely match.
How to convert a .pt5 file
- Once it opens in LibreOffice or Word, Save As .docx or .pdf to get it into a format you can use anywhere.
MIME type
When a .pt5 file travels over the web, servers label it with this MIME type:
application/vnd.pagemakerThe technical record
For archivists, developers and the merely curious: these are the PRONOM registry entries for .pt5.
| Format name | Version | MIME type | PUID |
|---|---|---|---|
| PageMaker PC Document | 5.0 | application/vnd.pagemaker | x-fmt/173 |
| PageMaker Template File | 5.0 | — | fmt/1597 |