DGS File

What are DGS files and how to open them

Are you having problems opening a DGS 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 DGS files.

What is a DGS file?

A .DGS file is a Dagesh Document file.

Dagesh Document files are documents created by the Dagesh Pro word-processor from TES, Inc. This word-processor is designed for multilingual use, notably Hebrew and English, supporting more than 200 Hebrew TrueType fonts and spell-checking in at least seven languages. A document can include formatted text, graphics (including text wrap and background imagery), tables, and other typical page layout elements.

These files are produced when a user saves a document in Dagesh Pro on Windows. They are intended to be edited further in Dagesh Pro; documents may be exported to formats like HTML or Microsoft Word for sharing or printing. Because the format predates widespread Unicode adoption, text encoding for Hebrew in Dagesh documents uses a proprietary or non-standard scheme.

The format is a binary file, not just plain text. It can be identified by its leading bytes: at offset zero it starts with ASCII ".VER " (three characters, dot-VER space) and contains keywords such as FILEFORMAT, NORMALPAR, DEFAULT, VERSION, WINDOWS, ORIENT, FTNUM, PAPER, LINE, NONE, SECT, among others, which serve as internal field names.

How to open DGS files

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

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

Last updated: October 27, 2026

Various apps that use files with this extension

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