alphabetical list of extensions

File extension .ASF

File description

Advanced Streaming Format is what the ASF extension stands for. Microsoft Corporation basically developed this ASF file format for the streaming media files. The .ASF extension is not a file in of itself, however it happens to be a file container format.

Files that comprise of the ASF file are the 3 different objects that consist of a header file, an optional index object and a data object. The header file contains details about the media related data. The optional index object allows to have random access to the data with the ASF file format and the data object tend to have an original media stream that the file extension consists of.

Description of the problem

If you have on your computer a .ASF file that you cannot open, you are in exactly the same situation as thousands of other people who have similar problems with this or any other unknown file.

There may be several reasons why you cannot open the file with .ASF extension. Directly on this website you can find a solution of the most common problem with the .ASF file – that you do not have on your computer the appropriate program to open the file.

Solution

From the list below, select the appropriate program, install it and double click on the icon of a file that did not want to open - the problem with the .ASF file extension should be solved. However, if this does not happen, go back to the website to learn about other possible causes of the error, which have been described at the bottom of the website.

Category

Video Files

Developer

Microsoft

Popularity

File name: Advanced Systems (streaming) format

Programs that will open this file:

Windows

Adobe Media Encoder

Adobe Premiere Pro

Aimersoft DRM Media Converter

ALLPlayer

AMV Video Convert Tool

Applian Replay Converter

AviDemux

Creator NXT Pro

FFmpeg

Free Studio

iPad Video Converter Factory Pro

jetAudio

MediaCoder

Microsoft Expression Encoder

Movavi Video Converter Personal

MoviePlus

MPlayer

PowerDVD

PowerProducer

SWF & FLV Toolbox

VLC media player

Winamp

Windows Media Player

WinX Video Converter

Mac OS

Aimersoft Video Converter

Smart Converter

VLC media player

Windows Media Player OS X

Wondershare Video Converter

Linux

VLC media player

Xine

Android

VLC media player

Remember!

The .ASF file extension can correspond to several not related file formats. If there is more than one file format with the .ASF extension, you will probably find most of them at this website. Remember that you need to download a program to support a particular file type. So first look through the entire contents of the website to select a program to support just the file you have.

Other possible reasons why your .ASF file does not want to open

In addition to the problem described above, i.e. the lack of the appropriate application to support the .ASF file, there may be several reasons that cause problems with opening and operation of the data format:

1. Incorrect version of the installed application

A quite common problem is the lack of application in the appropriate version. Even if you have an application, with the help of which you should open the .ASF file, you may have a problem with it because of its version. Perhaps in previous versions the application has not yet supported the .ASF file, so download the update and check again.

2. Incorrect .ASF file association with the program

If you have already installed the appropriate application, and it is the correct version, the file may not open correctly, because the operating system does not have information that this program supports the file. So you need to "show" which program the computer should use. To do this:

Right-click the .ASF file
Go to the "Open with" - then "Choose default program ..."
Locate the appropriate application
Click "OK"

3. The file is corrupt

It also happens that the file you want to open is corrupt and therefore there is no such possibility. In this situation, you should find its different version, or ask a person from whom you got, to send it again.