.bin file: how to open it on Windows

23 Windows apps register the .bin extension. Install one of them to open the file with a double-click.

About the format

Format: MacBinary
PRONOM identifier: fmt/208, fmt/468, fmt/1740, fmt/1761, fmt/1763, fmt/1885, fmt/2069

Format data: freedesktop.org shared-mime-info and PRONOM (The National Archives, UK).

VLC media player
VLC is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and framework that plays most multimedia files, and various streaming protocols.

Open source 3.0.24 22.6M ↓
PCSX2
A free and open-source PlayStation 2 (PS2) emulator.

Open source 2.8.2 11.1K ↓ ★ 15.9K
ChanSort
Process exported channel lists of many TVs' DTV and IDTV modes, and be able to import the processed lists back into the TV.

Open source 2026-10-08 31.1K ↓ ★ 1.1K
ImgBurn
ImgBurn is a lightweight CD / DVD / HD DVD / Blu-ray burning application.

Free 2.5.8.0 207.9K ↓
UEFITool
UEFITool is a cross-platform open source application written in C++/Qt, that parses UEFI-compatible firmware image into a tree structure, verifies image's integrity and provides a GUI to manipulate image's elements.

Open source 72-alpha 5.4K ↓ ★ 5.8K
Bandizip
A powerful archiver that provides an ultrafast processing speed and convenient features.

Proprietary 7.47 79.3K ↓
UltraISO Premium
UltraISO is an ISO CD/DVD image file creating/editing/converting/burning/emulating tool and a bootable CD/DVD/USB maker.

Proprietary 9.76 22.8K ↓
DuckStation
Fast PlayStation 1 emulator for x86-64/AArch64.

Other licence 0.1.11894 ★ 10.9K
UEFIFind NE
UEFIFind, which uses ffsParser to find image elements containing a specified pattern.

Open source 72-alpha ★ 5.8K
Vita3K
Experimental PlayStation Vita emulator.

Open source 0.2.1.4225 ★ 5.9K
UEFIExtract
UEFIExtract, which uses ffsParser to parse supplied firmware image into a tree structure and dumps the parsed structure recursively on the FS.

Open source 72-alpha ★ 5.8K
3DS Theme Editor
Custom creator for Nintendo 3DS Home Menu themes. Once created, they can optionally be copied over to a softmodded (or potentially emulated) 3DS/2DS.

Open source 1.0.12.1 ★ 246
DreamPotato
A Dreamcast VMU emulator currently in beta.

Open source 0.3.1 ★ 70
Intel Binary Configuration Tool for Intel FSP
A utility used to change configuration settings embedded in an Intel FSP binary.

Proprietary 3.4.5 ★ 80
CAD快速看图
A fast DWG/DXF viewer and measurement tool

Proprietary 6.5.3.105
melonDS
DS emulator. The goal is to do things right and fast.

Open source 1.1
Hex Workshop
Hex Editor is a set of hexadecimal development tools for Microsoft Windows, combining advanced binary editing with the ease and flexibility of a word processor.

Proprietary 6.8.0.5419
InnoExtractor
A powerful unpacker and forensic app for Inno Setup-based installers. It allows you to open, examine, inspect, extract and more the files and internal content of installers.

Proprietary 12.1.1.185
KDE ISO Image Writer
A quick and simple way to create a bootable USB drive.

Open source 1.0.0
HxD Hex Editor
Hex and Disk Editor

Free 2.5
IsoBuster
The Ultimate Data Recovery Software

Proprietary 5.8
USBImager GDI wo
Minimal GUI app that can write compressed disk images to USB drives. "wo" is write-only variant

Open source 1.0.10
ePSXe
A Sony PlayStation Emulator for the PC.

Free 2.0.5