APR File - opening and understanding
Did your computer fail to open an APR file? We explain what they are used for and recommend software that we know can open or otherwise handle your .APR files.
What is an APR file?
An .APR file is an Apadana Project file. .apr files are project files created using Apadana. Apadana is a developer software used by programmers. Programmers create programs in the Apadana workspace. When they work on a certain program, the saved .apr file is called the project file.
Apadana is available for independent programmers. The platform itself provides tutorials for beginner programmers.
How to open APR files
You will need a program compatible with the specific file you are trying to open, as different programs may use files with file extension APR for different purposes.
While we have not verified the apps ourselves yet, our users have suggested 10 different APR openers which you will find listed below.
Other file formats using extension .APR
While Apadana Project is a popular type of APR-file, we know of 4 different uses of the .APR extension.
The APR file extension indicates to your device which app can open the file. However, different apps may use the same file extension for different types of data. So an APR opener may not be able to open all kinds of APR files. In this case, look through all formats to make sure you find the best suited APR viewer.
ArcView Project
.apr files are files created as ArcView projects. ArcView is a geographical information system (GIS) software used to capture spatial data for maps, GPS devices, and navigational systems. Projects that are saved for later use have the .apr extension.
ArcView is developed by Esri (Environmental Systems Research Institute), a company supplying GIS systems and GIS geodatabase management applications. It is based in Redlands, California.
APR opener for Windows 10
 | ArcView | Verified |
Artemis Presents! Document
.apr files are document files made using the Artemis Presents application. Artemis Presents is a simple graphics editing and charting tool bundled with other applications developed by Lucas Management Systems. Lucas Management Systems is a company developing various project management software.
Artemis Presents can save and edit .apr files using older Microsoft Windows versions.
While we have not verified the apps ourselves yet, our users have suggested 10 different APR openers which you will find listed below.
Lotus Approach
Through our analysis of APR files, we know that one use of the format is Lotus Approach. We have not yet described in detail what these files contain and what they are used for, but our team is working tiredlessly through thousands of file formats. We'd love hearing from you if you have information about the format.
While we have not verified the apps ourselves yet, our users have suggested 10 different APR openers which you will find listed below.
Various viewers for this file format
These apps are known to open certain types of APR files. Remember, different programs may use APR files for different purposes, so you may need to try out a few of them to be able to open your specific file.
 | ArcView GIS | User submitted |
 | Altium Designer | User submitted |
 | Altium Designer Summer | User submitted |
 | AlignX | User submitted |
 | Altium Designer Summer Viewer | User submitted |
 | IBM Lotus Approach | User submitted |
 | TatukGIS Viewer | User submitted |
| Lotus Approach | User submitted |
 | Altium Designer Winter | User submitted |
 | arcplan | User submitted |
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