CVH File

What are CVH files and how to open them

Are you having problems opening a CVH 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 CVH files.

What is a CVH file?

A .CVH file is a CD Viewer Help file.

CD Viewer Help files hold help/documentation content used by CD Viewer, a system producing interactive CD-ROM magazines by microMedia Electronic Publishing. These help files provide guidance or instructions shown within those multimedia magazines so users understand features and navigation.

The files are written to be used with microMedia's CD Viewer. The source content appears to be German, containing words like "Inhalt…" and production by microMedia Electronic Publishing GmbH, located in Germany. Such files accompany CD-magazines published around 1993, serving as built-in help topics rather than standalone documentation printed or distributed separately. Their role is purely informational - not for executing programs or storing multimedia content themselves.

Internally help files begin with the ASCII signature at byte 0: "Hilfe-Dateif.rCD-Viewer-System,(c)1993" and contain identifying strings like "BY MICROMEDIA ELECTRONIC PUBLISHING GMBH", "INHALT…", and "GERMANY". These markers distinguish them from other help formats.

How to open CVH files

Important: Different programs may use files with the CVH file extension for different purposes, so unless you are sure which format your CVH file is, you may need to try a few different programs.

While we have not verified the app ourselves yet, our users have suggested a single CVH opener which you will find listed below.

Last updated: September 19, 2026

Various apps that use files with this extension

These apps are known to open certain types of CVH files. Remember, different programs may use CVH 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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