ERF File - opening and understanding
Did your computer fail to open an ERF file? We explain what they are used for and recommend software that we know can open or otherwise handle your .ERF files.
What is an ERF file?
An .ERF file is a BioWare Entity Resource file. These ERF files contain the entities and models used by Bioware, video game developers who specialize in role-playing video games. These models that are saved consist out of shapes, materials, and other information that create or define the model.
How to open ERF 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 ERF for different purposes.
While we have not verified the apps ourselves yet, our users have suggested 10 different ERF openers which you will find listed below.
Other file formats using extension .ERF
While BioWare Entity Resource File is a popular type of ERF-file, we know of 2 different uses of the .ERF extension.
The ERF 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 an ERF opener may not be able to open all kinds of ERF files. In this case, look through both formats to make sure you find the best suited ERF viewer.
Compucon EOS Design Format
Through our analysis of ERF files, we know that one use of the format is Compucon EOS Design Format. 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 10 different ERF openers which you will find listed below.
Various viewers for this file format
These apps are known to open certain types of ERF files. Remember, different programs may use ERF 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 |
 | Pixillion Image Converter | User submitted |
 | Adobe Photoshop | User submitted |
 | Photo Gallery | User submitted |
 | Picasa Photo Viewer | User submitted |
 | PhotoPad Image Editor | User submitted |
 | Wireshark | User submitted |
 | Honeyview | User submitted |
 | Ashampoo Photo Commander | User submitted |
 | Zoner Photo Studio | User submitted |
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