Open EST File

EST files are most commonly produced by Microsoft Streets & Trips in order to save local street maps, locations along with UI features like viewing styles and font settings. It can also store custom drawing and pushpins for marking locations. Other associations include data files for construction cost estimate programs.

Open EST File on Windows OS

  • Look for an EST file you need to open in Windows Explorer and double-click on it
  • If the file doesn’t open automatically and you see a “Windows can’t open a file” message then you should search for a program which can open EST file
  • If you have a program which can open EST file installed on your computer then launch that program and select “File” and then “Open” or similar options from its menu to open the EST file
  • If you don’t have the program installed then you need to try searching for “EST wiki”, “how to open EST file” in the search engine.
  • Once you find the application, install it on your computer
  • After the program is installed double-click on the EST file to open it

File extensions are used by Windows operating system to specify what kind of information is stored in the file. Every file in Windows OS needs to have file extension and file extensions are used by Windows to determine which application it should use to open the file. Every application installed on Windows OS places information about which extensions it could open into the Windows registry and Windows uses this information to determine which application it should launch when user double-clicks on the file. If application which can open EST file is not installed, then Windows will show ‘Windows can’t open EST file’ message and buttons to either select an application on the computer which can open the file or to search the web for the application which can open EST file.