XOL file extension
The table below provides useful information about the .xol file extension. It answers questions such as:
- What is the .xol file?
- What program do I need to open a .xol file?
- How can the .xol file be opened, edited or printed?
- How can I convert .xol files to another format?
Table of Contents
- ✅ Swiss Map Overlay
- ✅ Sybase PowerDesigner Object Language Data
- 🔄 .xol file converters
- 🚫 .xol file related errors
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2 extension(s) and 0 alias(es) found in database
✅ Swiss Map Overlay

XOL file is a Swiss Map Overlay.
✅ Sybase PowerDesigner Object Language Data

XOL file is a Sybase PowerDesigner Object Language Data. SAP Sybase PowerDesigner is a business process / data modeling software and metadata management solution for data architecture, information architecture and enterprise architecture.
Other types of files may also use the .xol file extension.
🚫 The .xol 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?
We found the following similar file extensions in our database:
🔴 Can't open a .xol 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.xol
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 .xol 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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