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.shp file extension

There are several reasons that can cause problems with opening the .shp file on your device. Some of them appear much more frequently.

  • The first most common problem is the lack of an installed software (in the correct version) that supports .shp file. Browse the programs installed on your device, and make sure you have one of the programs from the list that you see below. If you do not have any of these programs, simply download and install one of them . When you install a new program just double click on the .shp file with which you had the problem and select the newly installed software as the default software to support the file.
  • Another frequently encountered cause is incorrect association of the .shp file with a program designed to support it. This problem can also be solved easily. Try this page and follow the instructions. But remember to make sure that you have installed at least one of the programs from the list below . To make the .shp file open up properly, you must associate it with one of them.

In our database we have 2 types of files with .shp extension.

Types of files with the .shp extension in our database

  • 1. Shapes File

    Category 3D Image Files
    Developer N/A
    Popularity Popularity

    • Autodesk AutoCAD 2014
    • Autodesk 3ds Max 2014
    • CorelCAD
    • CorelCAD

  • 2. ESRI Shapefile

    Category GIS Files
    Developer ESRI
    Popularity Popularity

    • ESRI ArcGIS Desktop
    • ACD Systems Canvas 14
    • Pitney Bowes MapInfo
    • Safe Software FME Desktop
    • ERDAS IMAGINE
    • Golden Software Voxler
    • TatukGIS Viewer
    • Merkaartor
    • Quantum GIS
    • gvSIG
    • uDig
    • Merkaartor
    • Quantum GIS
    • uDig
    • Merkaartor
    • Quantum GIS
    • gvSIG
    • uDig
    • Quantum GIS

File association with the application to support it is carried out by the file extension. If, for example a .shp file is associated with one of the applications from the list, then when you double click on the file, the operating system will run this application and open the .shp file.

In addition, you can find on the site addresses of all required software for .shp files. We try to provide addresses to the sites of manufacturers, so that appropriate programs could be downloaded from the most reliable source.

For some files, different software supports running the file, editing it, and even saving the data in a .shp file, which makes working with the file difficult. That is why we created a continuously updated database to which we add information about the particular software. You also can develop our database by using the form included on the site.

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