Format guide
What is CFG?
Configuration file is a configuration file used as readable text configuration or markup, created by Various. Generic application configuration. Keep secrets local — Format Convertly converts in the browser without uploading.
CFG format specifications
- Full name
- Configuration file
- Kind
- configuration / plain text
- File extension
- .cfg
- MIME type
- text/plain
- Developer / standard
- Various
- Compression
- None (plain text)
- Quality model
- Lossless / not lossy
- Container
- No / single bitstream typical
- Common codecs
- —
- Technical sources
- —
- Transparency
- Not supported
- Animation
- No (still / non-animated typical use)
- Typical size
- Tiny
- Browser support
- Download/edit as text
- Compatibility
- Text editors and relevant runtimes
CFG compression & quality
CFG is text. Compress with ZIP/GZ only for transport.
Quality: Exact text
Typical size: Tiny
Transparency & animation
Not applicable.
Not applicable.
CFG metadata
Usually none beyond encoding.
Best use cases for CFG
- Generic application configuration
- Developer workflows
- Config and docs pipelines
When to avoid CFG
- Uploading secrets to untrusted converters
- Treating as a rich document format
Advantages
- Readable
- Scriptable
- Easy to convert to other text forms
Disadvantages
- Easy to leak secrets
- Dialect/tool specific
- Not for non-technical publishing
Compatibility
Text editors and relevant runtimes
Browsers: Download/edit as text
Software support
- VS Code
- Server tooling
- Format Convertly
Device support
- Developer and ops machines
How to open CFG
Open with any text editor.
How to convert CFG
Convert with Format Convertly’s browser text/data tools — keep secrets on-device.
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CFG FAQ
What is CFG?
Configuration file. Generic application configuration.
Are my CFG files uploaded on Format Convertly?
No. CFG conversion runs in your browser. Files are not sent to Format Convertly servers for processing.