.Y File Extension
3 file types use the .y file extension.
Yacc Source File
| Developer | Stephen C. Johnson |
| Popularity |
3.9 | 30 Votes |
What is a Y file?
Developer file used by Yacc (Yet Another Compiler-Compiler), a program used to generate source code parsers; contains formal declarations for how a programming language is defined; used for generating parsers for various languages.
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NOTE: Yacc has been used for creating the parser for the C programming language.
Programs that open or reference Y files
Windows
Mac
Linux
Subsampled Raw YUV Image
| Developer | N/A |
| Popularity |
2.2 | 6 Votes |
Programs that open Y files
Windows
Included with OS
Mac
Included with OS
Amiga Yabba Compressed Archive
| Developer | N/A |
| Popularity |
2.0 | 6 Votes |
A Y file may also be a compressed archive most likely created on an Amiga computer. It contains one or more files compressed using Yabba compression.
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While Yabba compression was used mostly on Amiga computers, a version of Yabba also existed for Unix.
How to open a Y file
You can open a Y file with Smith Micro StuffIt Deluxe (Windows, Mac) or Cloanto Amiga Forever (multiplatform).
Programs that open Y files
Windows
Linux
yabba for Unix