When we are working with web pages either in a personal or professional blog; Depending on the platform we are working with, it is likely that we have ever downloaded a kind of backup of the structure of our website.
It is downloaded and saved on our computer in a file with an XML extension, and if you are a newbie, this name does not tell you anything, but the truth is that it is a file of this nature it is possible only with a little knowledge to change the structure of the website, among other things.
For this we only need to know how to open and read this type of files and for that we have this simple section for you, since can only be launched with certain applications.
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What is it and what files with extension are used for. XML?
XML for its acronym in English means Extensible Markup Language , and is nothing more than an easy-to-interpret meta language for both users and computers. This language is considered universal because it allows defining and relating other languages such as XHTML, MathML and SVG among others.
XML is a derivative of the SGML, therefore, among its many functions is to structure and organize data. XML is used to place extensions and labels for the correct organization of documents, and also to facilitate the exchange of information between different platforms with different languages.
It is ideal for developers of all modalities, since allows you to locate all kinds of information whether it is data or images for an interface. It is important to emphasize that XML allows give a universal structure to all the information, it is possible to visualize it on different platforms but with an intact structure.
XML files are universal in nature, so they can be opened with any text editing or viewing program and in any operating system. Next you will discover how to do it.
On Windows PC
There are many ways to open and read an XML file in Windows, they all start with right click on the previously located file.
- Once we have identified the file, we must select the medium that best suits our purposes or the one that seems most comfortable to us.
- Default We will select the notebook, as it is one of the easiest methods to view this information. Although for more specific cases is the Notepad ++, Wordpad, Microsoft visual studio 2015, among others.
- To know how to read and know that it is an XML-encoded document, the first thing we are going to see is this code: xml version = »1.0 ″ encoding =» UTF-8 ″?>.
- As it is a simple text editor and also depending on what program it is created for, we will most likely see a lot of information in different specific tags, one over the other . As we know these documents are based on text.
The following method to open a file with an .xml extension is with Excel:
- The first thing to do is open the Excel from the beginning or where we have it located.
- Then in the open section we will click on “Browse” and we will look for the document in XML format and open it.
- We will get this menu in which the right thing is to choose to open it “As an XML table”.
- In order for Excel to create an outline with the data provided, press consequentlyAccept.
- Done this depending on the tags and based on the information, an ordered scheme similar to the following will appear.
On Mac computers
On Mac computers the process to read an XML file is very similar to Windows, you just have to enter the Mac Text Edit, and then click on “Open” to locate the file on the computer or on iCloud Drive and that’s it.
The Apple Store of iOS devices has a wide variety of applications to open an XML file, just write XML in the store’s search engine and select the one you like best and download it. Another way to open these types of formats on Mac is with Oxygen XMl, with Xmplify XML or Visual XML.
The process is similar, once the program is opened in the open section, we will locate the file and immediately we can view and read it.
On Android mobile phones
For Android devices it is also easy to open documents in XML format, all we will need is to download an application that allows us to do this, among these we have Axel XML editor / Viewer and File Viewer.
Once downloaded we will locate the document and execute it with any of these apps to later have access to edit and view the data.
On iPhone devices with iOS
On devices with iOS system the field is reduced to an excellent application called FileApp with which we can open and edit files in XML format perfectly.
There are several methods to view and edit XML files in Chrome, Mozilla or different browsers, we have several ways to do it:
- The first one is accessing this specialized website, xmlviewer.org and clicking where it says accounBrowse†.
- After doing this, we explore until we find our file, we will select it and open it.
- Next we will see something similar to this.
- Now in case we want to view the document on Google Chrome all we have to do is open a new tab by pressing CTRL + T and then drag the document from the folder where it is saved to the browser.
- The process in Mozilla and other computers is very similar, we open a new tab and paste the document there. This will give us access to the display of all the code
List of the best applications with an alternative document with open documents and programs .XML extension without using Excel
As you have known in this tutorial, these are common ways used to store and transfer data on the Internet from different programs. These can be modified by any tool, including a simple text editor. But if you want to know about any other application or program, here we will leave you a small list.
Edit Plus
It is a very complete text editor made for Windows. It contains many tools for programmers, among which stand out syntax highlighting, code folding, common language expressions to search and modify , among others. Its advantage is that it has a content viewer to see the final result of the work without leaving the program, self-correction.
Office XML Handler
It is a software developed by Microsoft open source that contains all the tools for the representation of data such as spreadsheets, text documents and graphics. It has support for reading and writing ISO and is ideal for the creation and definition of schemas with XML code .
oXygen XML Editor
This platform is available on all operating systems and according to users it is excellent for both individual projects and larger projects, because there is a kind of hierarchy where there is a project manager which assigns each section to each programmer. It is important to mention that it is excellent for non-XML experts thanks to its intuitive interface.
Notepad ++
This is the most common and recommended by most programmers, since it is simple and very similar to the notebook, but with many more tools and a greater capacity to support hundreds of languages . In addition to include coloring and marking in the syntax for easier reading time.