.README File Overview

File Extension:	README
File Type Description:	Readme Text Document File
File Type Developer:	The Document Foundation
Primary Associated Software:	LibreOffice
Primary Software Developer:	The Document Foundation

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What is File Extension README?

Release of the Microsoft WordPad software program prompted the development of the Readme Text Document File file type by Microsoft Corporation. Commonly, Readme Text Document File files are found on user computers from China, and on PCs running the Windows 10 operating system. Google Chrome is the predominant internet browser used by this population.

Associated Developers and Software

	Vim by Bram Moolenaar
	OpenOffice Writer by Apache Software Foundation
	ConTEXT by ConTEXT Project
	Bean by James Hoover
	Kate by KDE
	Microsoft Notepad by Microsoft Corporation
	Geany by Geany Authors
	NoteTab by Fookes Software
	BBEdit by Bare Bones Software
	Gedit by GNOME
	Leafpad by Freeshell.org
	ES-Computing Edit Plus by ES-Computing
	Atom by GitHub, Inc.
	Apple TextEdit by Apple
	LibreOffice by The Document Foundation
	Notepad2 by Open Source
	Apple Pages by Apple
	UltraEdit by IDM Computer Solutions
	Microsoft Word by Microsoft Corporation
	Write! by HamsterCoders
	Pico by Open Source
	Sublime Text by Sublime HQ Pty Ltd
	Notepad++ by Don Ho
	Microsoft WordPad by Microsoft Corporation
	Corel WordPerfect X8 by Corel
	Vi by SourceForge

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Top User Operating Systems


Windows 10	Windows 11	Windows 6	Windows 8.1

Associated Operating Systems

	Windows
	Mac
	iOS
	Linux
	Unix

Other File Types Related to README Files

Extension	File Type Developer	File Category	File Type Description
.ME	Unknown Developer	Uncommon Files	Temporary Delete Me File
.NOW	The Document Foundation	Text Files	Readme Text Document File
.DOC	Microsoft Corporation	Text Files	Microsoft Word Document (before The 2007 Version)
.WRI	Microsoft Corporation	Text Files	Microsoft Write Document
.SMS	Sega	Game Files	Sega Master System ROM
.LOL	Apple	Developer Files	LOLCODE Source Code FIle
.SDD	Programming Sunrise	Data Files	Smart Diary Suite Data File
.CVS	Unknown Developer	Data Files	Comma Separated Values File
.OTG	Apache Software Foundation	Vector Image Files	OpenDocument Graphic Template
.JNLP	Oracle Corporation	Web Files	Java Web Start File