.MARS File

The mars file extension is associated with the Adobe Mars technology.

Mars is the code name for technology being developed by Adobe that provides an Extensible Markup Language (XML)-based representation of Portable Document Format (PDF) documents.

The Mars Project is an XML friendly representation of PDF documents. Already an open specification, PDF is the global standard for trusted, high fidelity electronic documentation. The Mars file format incorporates additional standards such as SVG, PNG, JPG, JPG2000, OpenType, Xpath and XML into a ZIP-based document container. The Mars plug-ins for Acrobat 8 and Adobe Reader 8 enable creation and recognition of the Mars file format by Adobe Acrobat 8 and Adobe Reader 8 software. For additional Mars information see the documents below and check back for regular updates.

Mime types:
application/vnd.adobe.x-mars

A .mars file extension is related to Adobe Mars, a technology that provides an Extensible Markup Language (XML)-based representation of Portable Document Format (PDF) documents.

How to open:

Use Adobe Acrobat Reader to work with *.mars files.

How to convert:

Probably cannot be converted to anything else.