DOC File - opening and understanding
Did your computer fail to open a DOC file? We explain what they are used for and recommend software that we know can open or otherwise handle your .DOC files.
What is a DOC file?
Files with the .doc extension are the digital document files that have been created by earlier versions of Microsoft word. While the 2007 and later versions of Microsoft Word currently save documents with the .docx extension, earlier versions of the software save documents with a .doc extension. Although later versions of Word do save documents with the .docx format as a default, these programs can also save and open documents with the .doc file extension.
The .doc format is one of the most popular formats for computer-created word-processing documents. These files can contain text, pictures, graphs and charts.
How to open DOC 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 DOC for different purposes.
While we have not verified the apps ourselves yet, our users have suggested 10 different DOC openers which you will find listed below.
Suggest another file format using extension DOC
While we know of one file format using the .DOC file extension, there may be more. It is widespread that different programs use files with the same file extension for very different types of data. Please let us know if you are aware of a different kind of .DOC file.
Various viewers for this file format
These apps are known to open certain types of DOC files. Remember, different programs may use DOC files for different purposes, so you may need to try out a few of them to be able to open your specific file.
 | Free File Viewer | User submitted |
 | WinRAR | User submitted |
 | Doxillion | User submitted |
 | Microsoft Office | User submitted |
 | Hancom Office Hanword | User submitted |
 | Kingsoft Office | User submitted |
 | WordPerfect | User submitted |
 | Microsoft Word | User submitted |
 | OpenOffice.org Writer | User submitted |
 | WPS Office | User submitted |
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