What is a .RDS file?
RDS stores a single serialised R object. Used by RStudio and R.
- Did you know
- RDS lets an R user save one object and load it back later exactly as it was.
- RDS holds exactly one serialised R object and, unlike an RData workspace, does not record its name, so you can reload it into any variable.
- RDS files are written and read with R’s saveRDS() and readRDS() functions and can be compressed with gzip, bzip2 or xz.
- What Analyser reads
- Identify and read more scientific, medical and engineering files: R serialized data (RDS/RData), ABIF sequencing traces, VASP/Gaussian/XCrySDen DFT structures, ChemDraw (CDX/CDXML), Axon ABF and NI TDMS instrument data, BrainVision/Neuroscan/EEGLAB EEG, Gmsh/Abaqus/Nastran/ANSYS FEA decks, SPICE netlists, VTK structured/rectilinear grids and oscilloscope waveforms.
- Depth of analysis
- .RDS 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 .RDS file
- Drag a .RDS 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.