4 file types use the .pc file extension.

What is a PC file?

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Personal Composer File

Musical score created with Personal Composer, a music notation, MIDI, sequencing, and publishing program; can be created using the software interface or recorded from a MIDI instrument.

Personal Composer files can include music notation, lyrics, symbols, titles, and other information.

Programs that open PC files

Updated: March 9, 2009

PC Simulator Saved Game

A PC file may also be a saved game created by PC Simulator , an Android game where players build virtual computers by purchasing and assembling components. It stores the player's progress, including information about purchased parts, assembled PCs, and other gameplay details, allowing players to save their game and resume from the same point later.

PC Simulator saves PC files in the Android/​data/​com.Yiming.PC/​files/​saves directory on the player's device. PC files are integral to preserving in-game progress, and the game automatically manages them. Players typically don't need to interact with PC files manually unless they are transferring saves between devices or troubleshooting game data.

You can open PC files with PC Simulator (Android). To load a PC file with PC Simulator , first place the file in the Android/​data/​com.Yiming.PC/​files/​saves directory. Then, open PC Simulator , select Start , tap Load Game , select Import , and choose the PC file you want to open.

Other programs can also modify PC files, including PC Simulator Save Editor, PC Simulator Save Editor 2, and PCSim Save Editor.

Programs that open PC files

Updated: July 1, 2025

Pkg-config Configuration File

A PC file may also be a metadata file used by pkg-config, a helper tool used when compiling applications and libraries. It contains information about a code library, such as the library's name, description, URL, version, and dependencies. PC files are also referred to as pkg-config files.

Pkg-config is a free tool that helps developers check for the existence of requisite libraries while compiling applications. If the library exists, developers can use pkg-config to include the library in the compiled application. Developers can also use pkg-config to retrieve information about the library.

The information pkg-config retrieves is stored in PC files. These files are plain text files that are saved alongside the library they describe. Packages that contain multiple libraries include multiple PC files, one for each library.

Each PC file may contain information about a library's name, description, URL, version, dependencies (both public and private), conflicts, compiler flags, and link flags (both public and private). Ir may also include freeform variables, which most commonly define installation paths.

NOTE: PC files are typically named for their corresponding code library. For example, a library named FileInfo.so would use a PC file named FileInfo.pc .

You can open and edit a PC file in any text editor, such as Microsoft Notepad (Windows), Apple TextEdit (Mac), or GitHub Atom (cross-platform).

To use a PC file with pkg-config (cross-platform) reference the file as part of the pkg-config command. For example, you could use the command pkg-config --modversion FileInfo to retrieve version information stored in FileInfo.pc .

Programs that open or reference PC files

Updated: October 18, 2021