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Open your .NFO file
Drop it on the box, choose it from your device, or paste the text straight in.
View it instantly
Your .NFO file opens neatly formatted with line numbers.
Search, copy or download
Search the text, jump to any line, then copy what you need or download a clean copy.
What is a .NFO file?
Plain text that programs, servers and people write every day.
An NFO file is a plain-text information file that ships with a software, game, or media release. It names the group, describes the contents, and displays an ASCII-art logo. Open it in any text editor, but to see the artwork correctly use a dedicated NFO viewer like GetDiz or iNFekT. If Windows opened it with System Information and threw an error, that is expected: right-click and choose Open with > Notepad instead.
Programs that open .NFO files
| Full name | Scene/Release Info File (NFO) |
|---|---|
| Developer | Warez scene convention (popularized by The Humble Guys, c. 1990) |
| First released | around 1990 (PC warez scene; credited to The Humble Guys, 'THG') |
| Category | Text & Code |
| MIME type | text/plain |
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Frequently asked questions
Is my .NFO file uploaded anywhere?
No. The file is read and highlighted for you.
Why do some characters look wrong (é, ł)?
That usually means the file was saved in one encoding and opened in another. We detect UTF-8, UTF-16 and the Windows-1250/1252 code pages automatically and show which one was used.
Can it handle huge log files?
Yes, up to 50 MB. Only the lines on screen are drawn, so scrolling stays smooth. Syntax colours are switched off for files over 1.5 MB to keep things fast.
How do the log level filters work?
We find levels like ERROR, WARN, INFO and DEBUG on each line. Lines without a level, such as stack traces, stay with the entry above them, so filtering to errors keeps the full trace.
Can I edit the file?
This is a viewer. To change code, download it or copy it into your editor. Converting encodings and line endings is planned.
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