Basic information about BED file
There are 1 file types using the BED file extension in our database. In the further part of this page, you will find detail information about all the BED file with their brief description and a list of programs that support BED file sorted by operating systems. The table below provides useful information about the BED file extension. It answers questions such as:
- What is the BED file?
- How to open a BED file?
- What programs do I need to open a BED file?
- What programs help to create and edit a BED file?
- How to convert BED files to another file format?
- How to convert another files to BED file format?
1.Detail information about BED file extension: UCSC BED Annotation Track File
File type | UCSC BED Annotation Track File | Category | Data Files |
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Developer | UCSC | File format | Text |
Description | BED file is a UCSC BED Annotation Track File developed by UCSC. Tab-delimited text file that stores genome annotation track data in the UCSC (University of California, Santa Cruz) BED format; used in human and animal bioinformatics research; can be uploaded and processed on the UCSC Genome Browser webpage. | ||
Software programs that will open, edit or convert BED files | |||
Windows |
Integrated Genome Browser Any text editor InfoSnorkel |
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macOS |
Integrated Genome Browser |
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Linux |
Integrated Genome Browser |
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Web |
UCSC Genome Browser |
Can't open a BED file?
”Can't open this file: example.BED”。
To open this file, you install one of the applications from the list of software programs that you found here, you should be able to open, edit or convert the file with the BED extension without any issue.
Where I can download the application that support BED file?
How to change file associations?
- Right-click a file with the extension whose association you want to change, and then click "Open With".
- In the "Open With" dialog box, click the program whith which you want the file to open, or click "Browse" to locate the program that you want.
- Select the ”Always use the selected program to open this kind of file” check box.
Can I change the extension of BED files?
What else may cause problems width open a BED file?
- Whether the BED file is damaged.
- Whether the BED file is incorrectly linked in the registry entries.
- Whether the BED file extension has been accidentally removed from the Windows registry.
- Whether the installation of an application that supports the BED file format is incompletely.
- Whether the BED file is infected.
- Whether the drivers of the equipment used for opening a BED file are up to date.
- Whether your computer has enough hardware resources to open a BED file.
If the BED file still not working with your software after eliminating the above shortcomings? That means that the problem is more complex and requires the help of a specialist.