netCDF
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file format
Identify it
| Extensions | .nc |
|---|---|
| MIME types | application/netcdfapplication/x-netcdf |
| PRONOM | fmt/282fmt/283 |
| Wikidata | Q1361922 |
| Library of Congress | fdd000330fdd000332fdd000339 |
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Open it
- netCDF libraryOpen source
- Apache TikaOpen source
- FFmpegOpen source
- GNU Data LanguageOpen source
- IBM OpenDXOpen source
- kstOpen source
- LabPlotOpen source
- NCAR Command LanguageOpen source
- SciPyOpen source
Convert it
| To | With | Fidelity | Command and losses |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec) 1.2.1 | FFmpeg | Partial | ffmpeg -i in.nc out.flacAudio track only: the video is dropped. |
| Waveform Audio | FFmpeg | Partial | ffmpeg -i in.nc out.wavAudio track only: the video is dropped. |
| Matroska 1-4 | FFmpeg | Lossy | ffmpeg -i in.nc out.mkvRe-encoded with lossy codecs by default; try `-c copy` to remux without re-encoding when the codecs fit the container. |
| MPEG 1/2 Audio Layer 3 | FFmpeg | Lossy | ffmpeg -i in.nc out.mp3Lossy re-encoding. |
| MPEG-4 Part 14 | FFmpeg | Lossy | ffmpeg -i in.nc out.mp4Re-encoded with lossy codecs by default; try `-c copy` to remux without re-encoding when the codecs fit the container. |
| Ogg | FFmpeg | Lossy | ffmpeg -i in.nc out.oggLossy re-encoding. |
| WebM | FFmpeg | Lossy | ffmpeg -i in.nc out.webmRe-encoded with lossy codecs by default; try `-c copy` to remux without re-encoding when the codecs fit the container. |
Versions and variants (2)
- netCDF-3 64-bitUnknown
- netCDF-3 ClassicUnknown
Sources
From Converters (FFmpeg, ImageMagick, Pandoc, LibreOffice), Just Solve the File Format Problem (File Formats Wiki), Wikidata. Updated 2026-10-24.