Files with mel extension are used for Autodesk Maya software. They are used as script files that allows you to create macros etc.
Software that open mel file
MEL file extension - Maya Embedded Language
What is mel file? How to open mel files?
File type specification:
The mel file extension (Maya Embedded Language) is a scripting language used to simplify tasks in Autodesk's 3D Graphics Software Maya. The mel extension file is used to create custom actions, macros etc.
mime: application/octet-stream
The default software associated to open mel file:
Company or developer:
Autodesk, Inc.
Autodesk Maya is application used to 3D modeling, animating and rendering. Maya is used by graphics in film and television, for video game developing and design visualization. Maya is developed for Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X and Linux.
List of recommended software applications associated to the .mel file extension
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and possible program actions that can be done with the file: like open mel file, edit mel file, convert mel file, view mel file, play mel file etc. (if exist software for corresponding action in File-Extensions.org's database).
Unspecified and all other actions for computer programs working with mel file - Maya Embedded Language
Click on the software link for more information about Autodesk Maya. Autodesk Maya uses mel file type for its internal purposes and/or also by different way than common edit or open file actions (eg. to install/execute/support an application itself, to store application or user data, configure program etc.).