CAJ File - opening and understanding
Did your computer fail to open a CAJ file? We explain what they are used for and recommend software that we know can open or otherwise handle your .CAJ files.
What is a CAJ file?
A .CAJ file is a CAJ Database file. These CAJ files contain the full-text and full-image inter-disciplinary Chinese journals from 1915 till today. a CAJ file is a full-text database. The content is split into 5 sections: Literature/history/philosophy, Politics/Military affairs/law, education and social sciences, Electronic Technology and Information Science, Economics and Management.
How to open CAJ 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 CAJ for different purposes.
While we have not verified the apps ourselves yet, our users have suggested 4 different CAJ openers which you will find listed below.
Other file formats using extension .CAJ
While CAJ Database is a popular type of CAJ-file, we know of 2 different uses of the .CAJ extension.
The CAJ 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 a CAJ opener may not be able to open all kinds of CAJ files. In this case, look through both formats to make sure you find the best suited CAJ viewer.
Chinese Academic Journal
Through our analysis of CAJ files, we know that one use of the format is Chinese Academic Journal. 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 4 different CAJ openers which you will find listed below.
Various viewers for this file format
These apps are known to open certain types of CAJ files. Remember, different programs may use CAJ files for different purposes, so you may need to try out a few of them to be able to open your specific file.
 | CAJViewer | User submitted |
 | CNKI E-Learning | User submitted |
 | Geometrix39 | User submitted |
 | Autodesk Fabrication FABmep | User submitted |
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