alphabetical list of extensions

File extension .CPP

File description

All such files that comprise of the CPP extension holds the application source code that has been written using the C++ programming language. The .CPP format files are generally one of the files that are contain a C++ programming source. While they are combined together, the files with CPP extension are useful in creating an executable application.

C++ is one of the most renowned programming languages that are used to write numerous programs these days and that is one of the reasons why these CPP extension files are very common as well.

Description of the problem

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

Developer Files

Developer

N/A

Popularity

File name: C++ Source Code File

Programs that will open this file:

Windows

Adobe ExtendScript

C++ Builder

Code::Blocks

CodeWarrior Development Studio

Dev-C++

Eclipse IDE

EditPlus

Microsoft Windows NotePad

NotePad++

Nvu

PSPad

Visual Studio

Mac OS

Apple Xcode

Code::Blocks

TextEdit

TextMate

Xcode

Linux

Code::Blocks

gedit

GNU Emacs

Remember!

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

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

2. Incorrect .CPP 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 .CPP 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.