What is a .CONF file?
A .conf file holds plain-text settings, common on Unix and Linux servers.
- Did you know
- Many classic services, from Apache to SSH, keep their settings in .conf files.
- There is no single .conf standard - each program defines its own syntax, from Apache directives to simple key-and-value lines.
- The convention is a Unix tradition, where services from SSH to Nginx expect their settings under names like sshd_config.
- What Analyser reads
- Identify configuration files: TOML, INI, .env, CONF, CFG, and Java properties.
- Depth of analysis
- .CONF is an identification-grade format: Analyser recognises it from its bytes and decodes the header metadata it carries, rather than opening it in a full viewer. Formats that do get a full viewer are marked "Full" on the formats page.
- Open a .CONF file
- Drag a .CONF file onto the Analyser home page (or tap to pick one). It is identified entirely in your browser - nothing is uploaded, there is no account, and it works offline once installed.
- Related formats
- .TOML · .INI · .ENV · .CFG · .PROPERTIES. See all supported file types.