File Extension Library


.REAL File Extension

  • Developer by: The GNOME Project
  • Category: Various data Files

What are .REAL files and how to open them?

Can't open .REAL file? Are you wondering what it contains? On our site we will explain to you what this file is, what it is used for and what software opens the .REAL file.

What is a .REAL file extension?

.REAL file extension is created by The GNOME Project. .REAL has been classified as Various data Files.

.REAL is Gnome Desktop data

The .real file extension is associated with the Gnome Desktop, a desktop environment for Unix-like and BSD-like operating systems, developed by The GNOME Project.

The *.real file stores data from Gnome.


How to open:

This file type is not meant to be opened directly, there is no software that could open and work with it directly, or there is no information available in public sources about opening this file type. This is usually the case of some internal data files, caches, temporary files etc.

How to convert:

As far as we know, this .real file type can't be converted to any other file format. This is usually the case of system, configuration, temporary, or data files containing data exclusive to only one software and used for its own purposes. Also some proprietary or closed file formats cannot be converted to more common file types in order to protect the intellectual property of the developer, which is for example the case of some DRM-protected multimedia files.

How to fix problems with .REAL files

  1. You need to update the application that you normally use to open .REAL files. Only the latest version of the software supports the current .REAL file format
  2. You need to check the .REAL file for viruses. To do this, you need to scan it with a popular antivirus (Norton, Nod32, Kaspersky, Dr.Web, etc.)