XYZ file extension

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

• What is the .xyz file?
• What program do I need to open a .xyz file?
• How can the .xyz file be opened, edited or printed?
• How can I convert .xyz files to another format?

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5 extension(s) and 1 alias(es) found in database

✅ Tinker Cartesian Coordinates

.xyz

Description:
XYZ file is a Tinker Cartesian Coordinates. Tinker is a software tools for Molecular Design. XYZ file contains a title line followed by one line for each atom in the structure.

XYZ format description not yet available

Category: Data files

Application: Tinker

Mime-type: application/octet-stream

Magic number: -

Magic string: -

Sample: -

XYZ aliases:

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XYZ related links:

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XYZ related extensions:

.frac

Tinker Fractional Coordinates

.int

Tinker Internal Coordinates

.dyn

Tinker Dynamics Computation Data

.arc

Tinker Archive

.seq

Tinker Sequence

.end

Tinker End File

.prm

Tinker Parameter File

.key

Tinker Keyword Parameters

✅ Celestia Trajectory File

.xyz

Description:
XYZ file is a Celestia Trajectory File. Celestia is a 3D astronomy program created by Chris Laurel. The program is based on the Hipparcos Catalogue (HIP) and allows users to travel through an extensive universe, modeled after reality, at any speed, in any direction, and at any time in history. Celestia 1.6.0 adds support for position and velocity trajectory files.

XYZ format description not yet available

Category: Data files

Application: Celestia

Mime-type: application/octet-stream

Magic number: -

Magic string: -

Sample: -

XYZ aliases:

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XYZ related links:

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XYZ related extensions:

.cmod

Celestia Model

.celx

Celestia Script File

.xyzv

Celestia v1.6 Trajectory File

✅ ArcGIS Desktop XYZ Format 3D Points Data

.xyz

Description:
XYZ file is an ArcGIS Desktop XYZ Format 3D Points Data. ArcGIS Desktop is a collection of software products for building complete geographic information systems (GIS), produced by Esri.

XYZ format description not yet available

Category: GIS files

Application: ArcGIS Desktop

Mime-type: application/octet-stream

Magic number: -

Magic string: -

Sample: -

XYZ aliases:

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XYZ related links:

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XYZ related extensions:

.slpk

ArcGIS Desktop Scene Layer Package

.xyzi

ArcGIS Desktop XYZ with Intensity Data

.locb

ArcGIS Desktop Local Locator Data

.jtc

ArcGIS Desktop JTX Connection Data

.style

ArcGIS Desktop Style Data

.stylx

ArcGIS Desktop Pro v2 Style Data

.ecfg

ArcGIS Registry Configuration Archive

.sdm

Spatial Data Modeling Language Data

✅ EEGLAB MATLAB Location Data

.xyz

Description:
XYZ file is an EEGLAB MATLAB Location Data. EEGLAB is a MATLAB toolbox distributed under the free GNU GPL license for processing data from electroencephalography (EEG), magnetoencephalography (MEG), and other electrophysiological signals.

XYZ format description not yet available

Category: Data files

Application: EEGLAB

Mime-type: application/octet-stream

Magic number: -

Magic string: -

Sample: -

XYZ aliases:

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XYZ related links:

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XYZ related extensions:

.ced

EEGLAB Channel Data

.edf2

EEGLAB Data Set

.loc

EEGLAB Location Data

.elc

EETrack Location Data

✅ XMol Chemical Data

.xyz

Description:
XYZ file is an XMol Chemical Data. The XYZ chemical file format is widely supported by many chemical softwares, although no formal specification has been published.

XYZ format description not yet available

Category: Data files

Application: Open Babel

Mime-type: chemical/x-xyz

Magic number: -

Magic string: -

Sample: -

XYZ aliases:

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XYZ related extensions:

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✅ Green Kenue Point Set Data

.pt2

Description:
PT2 file is a Green Kenue Point Set Data. Green Kenue (EnSim Hydrologic) is an advanced data preparation, analysis, and visualization tool for hydrologic modellers.

PT2 format description not yet available

Category: Data files

Application: Green Kenue

Mime-type: application/octet-stream

Magic number: -

Magic string: -

Sample: -

PT2 aliases:

pcl, xyz

PT2 related links:

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PT2 related extensions:

.i2s

Green Kenue 2D Lineset Data

.i3s

Green Kenue 3D Lineset Data

.n3s

Green Kenue Network Data

.r2c

Green Kenue Rectangular Data

.ts2

Green Kenue Time Series Data

.tb0

Green Kenue Table Data

.xy

Green Kenue XY Data

.vr1

Green Kenue Velocity Rose Data

.bc2

Blue Kenue Boundary Conditions Data

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

🔄 .xyz converters

The following softwares are capable of converting .xyz files to other formats:

For example, using the softwares above, a .xyz file can be converted into one of the following formats:

🚫 The .xyz 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 .xyz 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.xyz

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 .xyz 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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