2DA file - How do I open a .2da file?
The table below provides useful information about the .2da file extension. It answers questions such as:
- What is the .2da file?
- What program do I need to open a .2da file?
- How can the .2da file be opened, edited or printed?
- How can I convert .2da files to another format?
Table of Contents
- ✅ Bioware 2-Dimensional Array
- 🔄 .2da file converters
- 🚫 .2da file related errors
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1 extension(s) and 0 alias(es) found in database
✅ Bioware 2-Dimensional Array

The 2DA file is a Bioware 2-Dimensional Array. A 2DA file is a plain-text file that describes a 2-dimensional array of data. In BioWare's games, 2DA files serve many purposes, and are often crucial to the proper functioning of the game and tools.
Other types of files may also use the .2da file extension.
🚫 The .2da file extension is often given incorrectly!
According to the searches on our site, these misspellings were the most common in the past year:
Is it possible that the filename extension is misspelled?
We found the following similar file extensions in our database:
🔴 Can't open a .2da file?
When you double-click a file to open it, Windows examines the filename extension. If Windows recognizes the filename extension, it opens the file in the program that is associated with that filename extension. When Windows does not recognize a filename extension, you receive the following message:
Windows cannot open this file:
example.2da
To open this file, Windows needs to know what program you want to use to open it...
If you don't know how to set the .2da file association, check the FAQ.
🔴 Can I change the extension of files?
Changing the filename extension of a file is not a good idea. When you change a file's extension, you change the way programs on your computer read the file. The problem is, changing the file extension does not change the file format.
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