.ANS File

The ans file extension is related to ANSI art, a computer artform that was widely used at one time on BBSes.

It is similar to ASCII art, but constructed from a larger set of 256 letters, numbers, and symbols — all codes found in IBM code page 437, often referred to as extended ASCII and used in MS-DOS environments.

ANSI art also contains special ANSI escape sequences that color text with the 16 foreground and 8 background colors offered by ANSI.SYS, an MS-DOS device driver loosely based upon the ANSI X3.64 standard for text terminals.

Some ANSI artists take advantage of the cursor control sequences within ANSI X3.64 in order to create animations, commonly referred to as ANSImations.

An ans file extension is associated with the ANSI Art text file format.

How to open:

Use text editor to view content of *.ans files.

How to convert:

Compatible tools may be able to export *.ans files to other formats.