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DSYM File - What is a .dsym file and how do I open it?
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What is a DSYM file? Debugging information file generated by Apple's Xcode development software; produced during the debugging process if the Debug Information Format is set to "DWARF with dSYM;" saved in a package format that can be opened by right-clicking the file and selecting "Show Package Contents."
More Information DWARF stands for "Debugging with Attributed Record Formats." It is used by Xcode to generate debug symbols, which can be stripped from the final executable before distribution. DSYM files have a " .dSYM " extension.
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.DSYM File Extension
2 file types use the .dsym file extension.
Xcode Debug Symbols File
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What is a DSYM file?
Debugging information file generated by Apple's Xcode development software; produced during the debugging process if the Debug Information Format is set to "DWARF with dSYM;" saved in a package format that can be opened by right-clicking the file and selecting "Show Package Contents."
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DWARF stands for "Debugging with Attributed Record Formats." It is used by Xcode to generate debug symbols, which can be stripped from the final executable before distribution.
DSYM files have a " .dSYM " extension.
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Updated: August 24, 2009
Digital Symphony Module
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A DSYM file may also be an audio module created by Oregan Developments Digital Symphony, a professional music sequencer for RISC OS. It contains data that Digital Symphony uses to play a song. While DSYM files are now uncommon, some music trackers and specialized media players can still play them.
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DSYM file open in OpenMPT
RISC OS was an operating system used by Acorn Computers' line of Archimedes PCs. Digital Symphony was a music sequencing studio available for RISC OS. It allowed composers to create everything from classical compositions to rave music.
Music created by Digital Symphony could be saved in the program's proprietary Digital Symphony Module, or DSYM, format. This compressed audio format is now mostly obsolete, but sequencer enthusiasts and historians sometimes share DSYM files with each other online.
How to open a DSYM file
You can open a DSYM file with OpenMPT (Windows), Extended Module Player (XMP) (Linux), Vitamin/CAIG ZXTune (multiplatform), or Xmp Mod Player (Android). OpenMPT allows you to both play and edit the song a DSYM file contains.
How to convert a DSYM file
You can use OpenMPT (Windows) to convert the song a DSYM file contains to the following formats:
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Extended Module Player
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Vitamin/CAIG ZXTune
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Vitamin/CAIG ZXTune
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Xmp Mod Player for Android
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Updated: June 14, 2023