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.xml

File Type XML File IconXML File
File Format Standard (developed by World Wide Web Consortium)
Usage Runs when opened
Popularity ★ ★ ★ ★ ★  Popular
Description

An XML file contains text formatted in XML, the Extensible Markup Language. It contains tags, which define the markup code, and content, which is placed between each set of tags.

XML is "extensible" because it supports user-defined elements. This means any type of information can be stored within an XML file. Since XML offers a wide range of flexibility, many programs use XML files to save data. While various programs may use XML files for different purposes, all XML files are saved in a plain text format, which means they can be opened in a basic text editor.

Open With
Windows

IconAltova XMLSpy

IconMicrosoft Visual Studio

IconSyncRO Soft oXygen XML Editor

macOS

IconJAPISoft EditiX

IconBare Bones BBEdit

IconMacroMates TextMate

Unix

IconSCREEM

IconSyncRO Soft oXygen XML Editor

IconAny text editor

Updated December 26, 2009
Information from the PC File Extensions Reference
https://pc.net/extensions/file/xml
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