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What is .JS File Extension?

Read JS File Format Details!

Developer:Netscape Communications Corporation
Primary association:JavaScript
Format Type:Scripting Language
File Category:Web Files
MIME Type:text/javascript,
application/x-javascript
Supported Platforms:Microsoft Windows, MAC OS X and Linux
Default Location:User defined

What is Full form of JS File Extension?

JS stands for Java script.

Detailed Information About CSS File Format

The .js is a file extension of Java Script programming language. Mostly it can be used with HTML and CSS. Java Script is a Client side scripting and it is used for web development to providing functions and navigations like: validation, image slider, pop-up windows and etc.

The JavaScript Document object saved on .js file extension is the container for all HTML HEAD and BODY objects related within the HTML tags of a document.

There are two ways to insert a javascript:

  • External
  • Internal

External: JavaScript supports external libraries, in the form of the .js file. By using external script you can use a .js file into several pages.

JS file format

Internal: It may be used when a single page contains a different style or format. In such type of condition you can use code inside the script tag.

JS extension

How to Edit or Open JS Document File?

Programs to Open JS File Extension in Windows:

  1. Netbeans
  2. Adobe Dreamweaver
  3. All text editor
  4. Netbeans
  5. Google Chrome
  6. Mozilla Firefox
  7. Internet Explorer

Software to Open or Edit .JS File in MAC:

  1. Macro Mates TextMate
  2. Adobe Dreamweaver
  3. All text editor
  4. Mozilla Firefox
  5. Google Chrome
  6. Internet Explorer

How to Open .JS File Format in Linux?

  1. Google Chrome
  2. Mozilla Firefox
  3. Internet Explorer
  4. W3C Amaya
  5. All text editors