BFI File

What are BFI files and how to open them

Are you having problems opening a BFI file or are you simply curious about its contents? We're here to explain the properties of these files and provide you with software that can open or handle your BFI files.

What is a BFI file?

BFI files have multiple uses, and Brute Force & Ignorance Video is one of them. Read more about the other uses further down the page.

Brute Force & Ignorance Video

These BFI files are multimedia formats used in multimedia-heavy games created by Tsunami, a computer game company. BFI files are used to convert captured videos to something that can be played back on computers with low hardware specifications.

How to open BFI files

We have identified one BFI opener that is compatible with this specific type of BFI file.

Programs that open Brute Force & Ignorance Video files

Last updated: August 23, 2026

All known file formats using extension .BFI

While Brute Force & Ignorance Video is a popular type of BFI-file, we know of 2 different uses of the .BFI file extension. Different software may use files with the same extension for different types of data.

Chess Assistant Database File

Chess Assistant Database File is a read-only data format produced by the DOS version of Chess Assistant. It stores collections of chess games along with their metadata and annotations, for the purpose of viewing, studying, or exporting the games but not editing them in that database format. The format first appeared in early versions of Chess Assistant running on DOS.

A database in this format is meant to be read by full versions of Chess Assistant under Windows or its DOS utilities, which can import and convert these files to newer Chess Assistant native formats. Users typically convert a read-only Chess Assistant database from the BFI format into the newer CA (or other modern) format in order to attain full editing capabilities and faster access.

The file has a specific header signature: at offset zero it begins with the ASCII data "+ChessAssistantDatabaseFile.Version ".

While we have not verified the apps ourselves yet, our users have suggested ten different BFI openers which you will find listed below.

Various apps that use files with this extension

These apps are known to open certain types of BFI files. Remember, different programs may use BFI files for different purposes, so you may need to try out a few of them to be able to open your specific file.

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