CGP File - opening and understanding
Did your computer fail to open a CGP file? We explain what they are used for and recommend software that we know can open or otherwise handle your .CGP files.
What is a CGP file?
A .CGP file is a DVDFab Change Graphic Picture file. These CGP files contain graphics shown to indicate a disk change during the copy mode in DVDFab, a software used for the copying, burning, ripping, cloning, and authoring of DVDs. With the default CGP, you can replace the titles that are not being copied with a Black Screen or FabCom.
How to open CGP 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 CGP for different purposes.
While we have not verified the apps ourselves yet, our users have suggested 4 different CGP openers which you will find listed below.
Other file formats using extension .CGP
While DVDFab Change Graphic Picture is a popular type of CGP-file, we know of 3 different uses of the .CGP extension.
The CGP 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 CGP opener may not be able to open all kinds of CGP files. In this case, look through all formats to make sure you find the best suited CGP viewer.
NetCaptor's CaptorGroup
These CGP files contain lists of websites used on CaptorGroup, a group of favorite websites that can be opened at once on NetCaptor, an Internet Explorer shell in development from 1997 to 2005. The CGP files allow you to view the multiple sites that you saved to a group, all at once.
While we have not verified the apps ourselves yet, our users have suggested 4 different CGP openers which you will find listed below.
Xilinx Core Generator System Project
Through our analysis of CGP files, we know that one use of the format is Xilinx Core Generator System Project. 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 CGP openers which you will find listed below.
Various viewers for this file format
These apps are known to open certain types of CGP files. Remember, different programs may use CGP files for different purposes, so you may need to try out a few of them to be able to open your specific file.
 | Review | User submitted |
 | NetCaptor | User submitted |
| CodeGenerator | User submitted |
 | E-Mail Software | User submitted |
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