alphabetical list of extensions

File extension .CGM

Description of the problem

If you have on your computer a .CGM 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 .CGM extension. Directly on this website you can find a solution of the most common problem with the .CGM 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 .CGM 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

Vector Image Files

Developer

N/A

Popularity

File name: Computer Graphics Metafile

Programs that will open this file:

Windows

ABViewer

Actify DesignShare

ArcGIS for Desktop Basic (ArcView)

AutoCAD

CorelDRAW

IrfanView

Larson VizEx Reader

MapViewer

PaintShop Pro

SDI Convert

TurboCAD

UniConvertor

WordPerfect Office

XnView

Mac OS

Adobe Illustrator

AppleWorks

TurboCAD

Remember!

The .CGM file extension can correspond to several not related file formats. If there is more than one file format with the .CGM 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 .CGM file does not want to open

In addition to the problem described above, i.e. the lack of the appropriate application to support the .CGM 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 .CGM file, you may have a problem with it because of its version. Perhaps in previous versions the application has not yet supported the .CGM file, so download the update and check again.

2. Incorrect .CGM 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 .CGM 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.