What is the HDF5 file format?
A file with the .HDF5 extension is a file known as HDF5. It belongs to the Misc Files category. This format is associated with The HDF Group.
The reliable way to open a .HDF5 file is with software that recognises this exact format, rather than guessing from the file name. If you are not sure what created a file, our file identifier can read its first bytes and name the real format, even when the file has been renamed.
We are still gathering the list of programs that open .HDF5 files. A fully verified, hand-written description of this format is being prepared; until then, the details on this page are drawn directly from our database.
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