Application update file used by Mozilla programs such as Firefox, Thunderbird, and SeaMonkey; contains files that update the program to a new version; run by the Mozilla update program (update.exe in Windows), which is included with Mozilla software installations; stored in a custom file format, but Mozilla has made the specification publically available. Mozilla programs automatically download and run MAR files, so the typical user will never manually open a MAR file. However, MAR files can be used to manually update a Mozilla program without opening it, which can be useful for system administrators. The Mozilla development team generates nightly builds for their software products that include a MAR update package. Therefore, users can apply software updates with the latest release each day. NOTE: MAR files created by the Mozilla team use the filename convention [program]-[version].complete.mar and [program]-[version].parial.mar for complete and partial software updates.
The file extension .mar is also used as an Attributes Records file by the Pegasus Mail application, which is an e-mail client that is executed in computers that are running Microsoft Windows Operating System platforms. The .mar file extension contains attributes records for every user of messages contained in the Public Folders, or previously referred to as System Wide Folders.
The file extension .mar is used by the Microsoft Access application as a Report Shortcut file, created by the Microsoft Access database. This application is an RDBMS that is a component of the Microsoft Office Professional productivity suite, which operates by combining a graphical user interface with the Jet relational database engine. The .mar file extension benefits programmers and small enterprises alike, with its customized handling of relatively small tasks.