ADML file - How do I open a .adml file?
The table below provides useful information about the .adml file extension. It answers questions such as:
- What is the .adml file?
- What program do I need to open a .adml file?
- How can the .adml file be opened, edited or printed?
- How can I convert .adml files to another format?
Table of Contents
- ✅ Windows Group Policy Language-dependent File
- 🔄 .adml file converters
- 🚫 .adml file related errors
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1 extension(s) and 0 alias(es) found in database
✅ Windows Group Policy Language-dependent File

The ADML file is a Windows Group Policy Language-dependent File. A set of language-dependent files, .adml, providing the localized portions displayed in the GPMC or Local Group Policy Editor. Each .adml file represents a single language you wish to support.
Other types of files may also use the .adml file extension.
🚫 The .adml file extension is often given incorrectly!
According to the searches on our site, these misspellings were the most common in the past year:
Is it possible that the filename extension is misspelled?
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🔴 Can't open a .adml file?
When you double-click a file to open it, Windows examines the filename extension. If Windows recognizes the filename extension, it opens the file in the program that is associated with that filename extension. When Windows does not recognize a filename extension, you receive the following message:
Windows cannot open this file:
example.adml
To open this file, Windows needs to know what program you want to use to open it...
If you don't know how to set the .adml file association, check the FAQ.
🔴 Can I change the extension of files?
Changing the filename extension of a file is not a good idea. When you change a file's extension, you change the way programs on your computer read the file. The problem is, changing the file extension does not change the file format.
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