File Extension/PLUGIN
alphabetical list of extensions

File extension .PLUGIN

File description

The files that have the PLUGIN extension is useful in adding hardware support or additional features to the Mac OS X applications. This file format is mainly installed in a folder that resided in the main Library folder of the operating system.

Various different Mac OS x programs and software be be utilized in this regard to install the plugin files. All such PLUGIN files are generally saved in the corresponding application folder.

Description of the problem
If you have on your computer a .PLUGIN 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 .PLUGIN extension. Directly on this website you can find a solution of the most common problem with the .PLUGIN 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 .PLUGIN 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
Plugin Files
Developer
N/A
Popularity
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File name: Mac OS X Plug-in
Programs that will open this file:
Windows
Windows
Adobe Photoshop Adobe Photoshop
Amaya Amaya
Apple QuickTime Apple QuickTime
Safari for Microsoft Windows Safari for Microsoft Windows
Mac OS
Mac OS
Adobe Soundbooth Adobe Soundbooth
Mozilla Firefox Mozilla Firefox
QuickTime Player QuickTime Player
Safari Safari
Category
Plugin Files
Developer
Adobe Systems
Popularity
StarStarStarStar
File name: Adobe Photoshop Plug-in
Programs that will open this file:
Windows
Windows
Adobe Photoshop Adobe Photoshop
Mac OS
Mac OS
Adobe Photoshop Adobe Photoshop
Remember!
The .PLUGIN file extension can correspond to several not related file formats. If there is more than one file format with the .PLUGIN 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 .PLUGIN file does not want to open

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

2. Incorrect .PLUGIN 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 .PLUGIN 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.