File extension QT

File type Apple QuickTime Movie Clip
Developer Apple
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What is a QT file?

File with .QT extension contains compressed audio, video or text data, and is stored in multi-platform format compatible with both Microsoft Windows and Mac OS operating systems. This format was designed by Apple Computers exclusively for QuickTime media player.

QuickTime QT multimedia format is a type of container file used for storage of multiple audio and video tracks, and text files in form of movie subtitles. Movie files are usually stored in more popular MOV format.

Program(s) that can open the .QT file

How to open QT files

If you cannot open the QT file on your computer - there may be several reasons. The first and most important reason (the most common) is the lack of a suitable software that supports QT among those that are installed on your device.

A very simple way to solve this problem is to find and download the appropriate application. The first part of the task has already been done – the software supporting the QT file can be found in the table. Now just download and install the appropriate application.

Possible problems with the QT format files

The inability to open and operate the QT file does not necessarily mean that you do not have an appropriate software installed on your computer. There may be other problems that also block our ability to operate the Apple QuickTime Movie Clip file. Below is a list of possible problems.

  • Corruption of a QT file which is being opened
  • Incorrect links to the QT file in registry entries.
  • Accidental deletion of the description of the QT from the Windows registry
  • Incomplete installation of an application that supports the QT format
  • The QT file which is being opened is infected with an undesirable malware.
  • The computer does not have enough hardware resources to cope with the opening of the QT file.
  • Drivers of equipment used by the computer to open a QT file are out of date.

If you are sure that all of these reasons do not exist in your case (or have already been eliminated), the QT file should operate with your programs without any problem. If the problem with the QT file has not been solved, it may be due to the fact that in this case there is also another rare problem with the QT file. In this case, the only you can do is to ask for assistance of a professional staff.

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How to associate the file with an installed software?

If you want to associate a file with a new program (e.g. my-file.QT) you have two ways to do it. The first and the easiest one is to right-click on the selected QT file. From the drop-down menu select "Choose default program", then click "Browse" and find the desired program. The whole operation must be confirmed by clicking OK. The second and more difficult to do is associate the QT file extension to the corresponding software in the Windows Registry.

Is there one way to open unknown files?

Many files contain only simple text data. It is possible that while opening unknown files (e.g. QT) with a simple text editor like Windows Notepad will allow us to see some of the data encoded in the file. This method allows you to preview the contents of many files, but probably not in such a structure as a program dedicated to support them.

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