Open ICS File
ICS format and extension files can have several applications, different from each other, namely:
Calendar File
In this application, an ICS file is a calendar file saved in a universal calendar format used by various email and calendar programs, including Microsoft Outlook, Google Calendar, and Apple Calendar, giving it great compatibility.
These files give the user the option to share calendar information on the web and via email.
ICS files use the plain text format and contain information such as the title, summary, start time, and end time of the calendar event.
Convert ICS Calendar file to CSV
Since ICS Calendar file is flat text it can be easily converted into other text based formats including CSV. You can use following ICS to CSV conversion tool to customize fields you want to convert and get output in CSV format.
Export ICS file from Google Calendar
As noted above ICS file format is used as an exchange format for calendar events. You can get all events from Google Calendar in ICS format by following steps below:
- Navigate to calendar.google.com and login with your Google Account.
- Click on the Settings button (marked with gear icon)
- Google Calendar setting window will open. Select "Import & Export" from the menu on the left.
- Click "Export" button and select a folder where you want to export data from your calendar in ICS format. You can also change name of the export ICS file.
- Click "Save" to proceed with ICS export process.
Import events in ICS file to Google Calendar
Google Calendar fully supports ICS file format features, thus it is quite easy to import events from ICS file to Google Calendar. Below are steps you should follow to do it:
- Navigate to calendar.google.com and login with your Google Account.
- Click on the Settings button (marked with gear icon)
- Google Calendar setting window will open. Select "Import & Export" from the menu on the left.
- Click on "Select file from your computer" and in the file open dialog select the ICS file you want to import.
- Click on the "Import" button to proceed with import.
- After import is complete you should see events from ICS file in your Google Calendar with all the corresponding data inside them.
IC Recorder Sound File
In this application, ICS extension files are audio files created by a Sony IC recorder or handheld device, and typically contain personal messages.
Its most common use is legal environments, judicial investigation, medical and forensic history, as well as for general personal memos.
IronCAD 3D Drawing File
In this section, ICS files are three-dimensional models or scenes created with a 3D CAD program called IronCAD.
It can contain one or more 3D objects with colors, textures, lighting and shadow effects, and animation data.
To open and operate an ICS file, you must first make sure of the type of format it is, then you must have one of the following programs installed:
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Works (Unavailable)
- Microsoft Windows Media Player
- Sony Digital Voice Player (Hardware)
- IronCAD
How to open ICS files
Typical ICS application file locations:
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office14\OUTLOOK.EXE" /ical "%1"
%ProgramFiles%\Windows Calendar\wincal.exe /icsfile "%1"
Typical ICS mime types:
text/calendar
Frequently used application names to open ICS files:
- Microsoft Office
- Windows Calendar
Frequently associated Windows objects:
Outlook.File.ics.14
WindowsCalendar.FileIcs.1