How do I open a .POR file on Windows or Mac?

You can open .POR files using IBM SPSS Statistics, GNU PSPP, R (haven), Python pyreadstat. If you do not have native software installed, you can use OpenAnyFile's free File Identifier or convert .POR to a standard format in your browser.

Is a .POR file safe to open?

This format carries a safety rating of Low Risk. Text-portable variant of SPSS .sav binary files

Can I convert a .POR file to other formats?

Yes! .POR can be converted to formats such as .CSV, .SAV directly in your web browser.

What should I do if a .POR file is corrupted or won't open?

If your .POR file displays an invalid header or signature error, check its magic bytes hex header (Varies) using OpenAnyFile's Magic Byte Detector or follow our step-by-step file repair guide.

How do I open .POR files?

You can open .POR files using IBM SPSS Statistics, GNU PSPP, R (haven), Python pyreadstat.

Medical & Science • MIME: application/x-spss-por

.POR – POR File Format

Q: What is a .POR file?

A .POR file is a POR File Format associated with Medical & Science. POR is an ASCII portable dataset format generated by IBM SPSS to enable survey data interchange across heterogeneous mainframes and operating systems.

POR is an ASCII portable dataset format generated by IBM SPSS to enable survey data interchange across heterogeneous mainframes and operating systems.

Primary Category Medical & Science

MIME Type application/x-spss-por

Magic Bytes Signature Varies

Security Risk Rating Low Risk

Recommended Software to Open .POR

IBM SPSS Statistics

windows, mac, linux • Free

GNU PSPP

windows, mac, linux • Free

R (haven)

windows, mac, linux • Free

Python pyreadstat

windows, mac, linux • Free