File Extension Database

Open BNK File

BNK extension files can acquire various format and application options, some of them below:

Guitar Rig

In this first case, BNK is the file extension of an audio instrument preset used by amp and effects modeling software, called Guitar Rig.

Guitar Rig is a famous multi-effects processor for guitars.

Like many of its popular hardware predecessors from years before its inception, Guitar Rig has grown into a solid staple of digital-based multi-effects processing software.

In fact, Guitar Rig has become a feature of many popular sound recording and editing packages for use with computers.

Audiokinetic Wwise

The Wwise gaming audio creation software uses a different BNK file format than Guitar Rig.

More about Audiokinetic Wwise

Audiokinetic is a Canadian software company, in charge of developing middleware and audio players for video games and multimedia.

It has its own audio editing program, Wwise, and a cross-platform sound engine.

Audiokinetic Wwise, along with Game On Audio, are the two sound editing programs used by members of Red Barrels Games for Outlast and Outlast: Whistleblower.

The BNK file saves the settings of the audio editing, made by Wwise.

RAD Video Tools

In this section, the BNK filename extension is also associated with music and videos compressed with the Smacker gaming video codec and stored in Bink containers.

Rad Video Tools is a Bink and a Smacker video encoder.

It can also convert your video to an exe file with built-in player and convert Quicktime MOV to AVI / DivX.

These videos, saved in BNK format, are usually processed with RAD Video Tools and are mainly used to render scenes in video games.

Spotify

In this case, and different from the previous ones, the BNK file is a playlist created by Spotify, a music streaming program.

Spotify is a platform and at the same time a digital music streaming service that provides access, free or paid, to its users to millions of songs, artist videos and podcasts from around the world, just as Apple Music and YouTube Premium.

The BNK file contains the data of your playlist, which is the songs that you have added to the playlist, for security reasons, it is not a file that is freely accessible to the common user.

To be safe and protect your playlist from unwanted editing or accidental deletion, you should locate your specific playlist.bnk file in the directory and copy it to another folder on your computer to save it.

Need for Speed

Electronic Arts video games such as Need for Speed save in-game sounds and music in BNK files.

Electronic Arts, Inc., EA, is an American company that develops and distributes video games for computers and video consoles.

It is the first in the so-called third party sector, that is, a licensee to produce games on video consoles from third-party companies, its headquarters are in Redwood City, California.

Thus, Need for Speed is a video game saga created by Electronic Arts, with titles created since 1999 and currently available for PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Switch, PS4, Xbox One, Wii U, PSVITA, Nintendo 3DS , Android, iPhone, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360, PSP, NDS, Game Boy Advance, GameCube, Xbox, PS2, PC, PS One.

ExamView

A BNK file is a data file created by Turning Technologies ExamView, a program used to create assessment tasks and questions to assess student performance.

ExamView is a mobile application that allows students to use their smartphone to answer questions.

Student responses are collected on the desktop software ExamView Assessment Suite, ExamView's cloud service.

Contains a bank of one or more questions created by the Test Builder tool included with ExamView.

BNK files can be opened with the Question Bank Editor, which is part of ExamView.

Software packages for working with a BNK file

BNK files can take various formats of a different nature, therefore you must make sure of the file you have at hand, in order to choose the appropriate application and avoid damage to the file or the system:

How Can I Open BNK File on Windows

We researched and learned that the best way to open BNK file is to find a BNK file in question in Windows OS File Explorer and double click on it to launch the corresponding application.
If a BNK file is not opened in an application and you instead get a "Windows can't open a file" error message you should try looking for an application which can open the file in question.
If you know the application which can open BNK file then run it and see if there is a File->Open main menu option in the application.
If you don't know the application which function as BNK file opener then try to search online for "BNK viewer", "application to open BNK file" or "open BNK file" queries in the search engine you like.
Install the application you found and check if it can open BNK file

How Can I Open BNK File on Mac OS

We recommend to find a BNK file in question in Mac OS Finder and double click on it to launch the corresponding application.
If a BNK file is not opened in a Mac OS application and you instead get a "There is no application set to open the file" error message you can click on "Search App Store" in the error dialog and Mac OS will show you applications compatible with BNK file.
If you know the Mac OS application which can work as BNK file opener you can choose the "Choose Application..." option in the error box to associate the file extension and open BNK file in it.
If you don't know the application which can open BNK file then try to search for "BNK viewer", "application to open BNK file" or "read BNK file" queries in the online search engine you like.
Install the application you found and check if it can read BNK file

How Can I Open BNK File on Android

If you downloaded a BNK file on Android device you can open it by following steps below:

In the Android apps list on your Android device find "My Files" or "File manager" app and tap to start it.
Tap on "Downloads" folder inside the app.
You should see your downloaded BNK file in that folder.
Tap on the file. If Android device supports opening the file you downloaded it will open in the corresponding app.
If file does not open you can look for the corresponding app that can open the file by searching Android App Store for the "BNK".
If you cannot open the file with the apps from Android App Store it is possible that the file could only be opened on desktop platforms such as Windows or Mac OS. Try searching for "BNK viewer", "BNK file reader" online and see if any desktop applications can open it.
It is also possible that the file you downloaded is outdated and is no longer supported.

How to Open BNK File on iPhone or iPad

To open BNK File on iOS device follow steps below:

We advies to open Files app on your iPhone or iPad device. You can find it by swiping down on the home screen and typing "Files" in the search bar.
Tap on the Downloads folder on the Files app home screen.
You will see all files that you recently downloaded. Tap on the BNK file to view it.
If you have the right app that can open it it will automatically launch and open your file.
If you don't have the app which can open it you need to serch Apple app store for "BNK". This way you can find apps which can open BNK files.
If this doesn't help it is possible that your file could be opened only by the desktop application. To find an app which can open it on desktop look for "BNK viewer" or "BNK file" online in your favorite search engine.

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