Details of the .drl file extension

The table below provides useful information about the .drl file extension. It answers questions such as:

• What is the .drl file?
• What program do I need to open a .drl file?
• How can the .drl file be opened, edited or printed?
• Where can I find the specifications for .drl?
• Which MIME-type is associated with the .drl extension?
• How can I convert .drl files to another format?
• What are other, similar filename extensions to .drl?

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2 extension(s) and 0 alias(es) found in database

Excellon Drill File

.drl

Description:
DRL file is an Excellon Drill File. Excellon file is a text-based file format which is used to control the actions of a CNC drilling machine, commonly used in the drilling of printed circuit boards (PCB).

DRL format description not yet available

Category: Data files

Application: gerbv

Mime-type: application/octet-stream

Magic number: -

Magic string: -

Sample: -

DRL aliases:

xln

DRL related links:

-

DRL related extensions:

.drl

Altium Binary Drill File

.drr

Altium Drill Report File

.pcbdoc

Altium PCB Document

.pcbprj

Altium PCB Project

.schdoc

Altium Designer Schematic File

.schlib

Altium Designer Schematic Library

.intlib

Altium Designer Integrated Library

.dblib

Altium Designer Database Library

.svndblib

Altium Designer Subversion Database Library

.cmplib

Altium Designer Component Library

Altium Binary Drill File

.drl

Description:
DRL file is an Altium Binary Drill File. Altium Designer is a unified electronics design solution.

DRL format description

Category: Data files

Application: Altium Designer

Mime-type: application/octet-stream

Magic number: -

Magic string: -

Sample: -

DRL aliases:

-

DRL related links:

-

DRL related extensions:

.drl

Excellon Drill File

.drr

Altium Drill Report File

.pcbdoc

Altium PCB Document

.pcbprj

Altium PCB Project

.schdoc

Altium Designer Schematic File

.schlib

Altium Designer Schematic Library

.intlib

Altium Designer Integrated Library

.dblib

Altium Designer Database Library

.svndblib

Altium Designer Subversion Database Library

.cmplib

Altium Designer Component Library

Other types of files may also use the .drl file extension.

The .drl file extension is often given incorrectly!

According to the searches on our site, these misspellings were the most common in the past year:

Can't open a .drl 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.drl

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 .drl 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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