HCX file extension

The table below provides useful information about the .hcx file extension. It answers questions such as:

• What is the .hcx file?
• What program do I need to open a .hcx file?
• How can the .hcx file be opened, edited or printed?
• How can I convert .hcx files to another format?
• Where can I find the specifications for .hcx?
• Which MIME-type is associated with the .hcx extension?

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1 extension(s) and 0 alias(es) found in database

BinHex 2.0 Encoded Data

.hcx

Description:
HCX file is a BinHex 2.0 Encoded data. BinHex is a binary to text translator that can directly encode any Macintosh document. It is similar to Uuencode.

HCX format description

Category: Data files

Application: Mac Binary Converter

Mime-type: application/mac-binhex20

Magic number: -

Magic string: -

Sample: -

HCX aliases:

hbx

HCX related links:

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HCX related extensions:

.hqx

Macintosh BinHex Encoded File

.txt

Plain Text File

.uue

Uuencoded Data

.xxe

Xxencoded Data

.tcr

TCR E-book

.b64

Base64 Encoded Data

.boo

Boo Encoded Data

.mbp

Mobipocket Reader Data

.prc

Mobipocket Reader E-Book

.hex

BinHex Encoded Data

Other types of files may also use the .hcx file extension.

The .hcx file extension is often given incorrectly!

According to the searches on our site, these misspellings were the most common in the past year:

Can't open a .hcx 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.hcx

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 .hcx 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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