MSP (NIST) formatted text file containing the spectra and accessible using the NIST MS Search tool as well as other data analysis packages including MZmine and MS-DIAL.
To search the database using the NIST MS Search tool:
Download the NIST MS Search software (https://chemdata.nist.gov/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=chemdata:nistlibs).
Download the Lib2NIST tool (https://chemdata.nist.gov/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=chemdata:nistlibs)
Use the Lib2NIST tool to convert the .MSP formatted database to the NIST MS Library format.
Load the NIST MS Library formatted database into the NIST MS Search tool.
To search the database using mzVault:
Register at the Thermo Fisher Flexnet Site (https://flexnetoperations.com/control/thmo/home)
Under Software & Services, click on "Product List", then click on "Application - mzVault"
Download and install most recent version of mzVault
Load the .db library from above link into the mzVault software