OTL

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NoteTab template

File type: Document file

An otl file extension is related to the NoteTab program. An otl file contains template.

Found 3 different file type records with the same otl filename suffix.

What is otl file?

File type category:
Document file

Date updated: October 6, 2017

The otl file extension is associated with NoteTab, a text and HTML editor for Microsoft Windows operating system, developed by Fookes Software Ltd.

The otl file stores template from the NoteTab.

How to open otl file?

Use NoteTab to work with *.otl files.

How to convert otl file?

NoteTab is able to export *.otl files to other formats.

Suggested software to open otl file:

Associated software actions with the otl file

Software applications that can open otl files:

Microsoft Windows

Software applications that can edit otl files:

Microsoft Windows

Software capable of saving otl files:

Microsoft Windows

Software apps that create otl files:

Microsoft Windows

Software apps that print otl files:

Microsoft Windows

Software applications that handle other tasks involving otl files:

Microsoft Windows

Natara Bonsai format

File type category:
Various data file

Date updated: January 16, 2024

File extension otl was also used for the default outline format in Natara Bonsai Outliner. Despite being discontinued around 2014, it had large user base and thus many people still can find .otl files with PIM data.

The OTL file contains the outline data, including items, categories, and other elements used in the Bonsai program.

It is still possible to access the original website through webarchive and even download the tool, but there is no longer a way to obtain license.

How to open otl file?

Some alternative tools like Notecase Pro allows import of these .otl files.

Ventura Publisher type foundry outline editor file

File type category:
Various data file

Date updated: September 24, 2026

Ventura Publisher was a desktop publishing application originally developed by Ventura Software and later distributed by Xerox. Its Type Foundry tools included an outline editor for creating and modifying typeface outlines.

OTL files store the outline information used by that editor. They are font-design data files rather than Ventura Publisher publication files, and belong to the type foundry tools associated with the Windows version of Ventura Publisher.

The OTL format is a legacy format associated with older Ventura Publisher installations and is not commonly used by current font-editing software.

How to open otl file?

Open an OTL file with the Windows version of Ventura Publisher that includes the Type Foundry outline editor. The file may need to be loaded from within that editor rather than opened as a normal publication.

Current desktop publishing and font-editing applications generally do not support this legacy format directly.

How to convert otl file?

To convert an OTL file, open it in the Type Foundry outline editor included with the Windows version of Ventura Publisher, if available, and use its available font-generation or export options to create a format supported by newer font software.

If the original editor cannot open the file, conversion may not be practical and the outline may need to be recreated in a current font editor.

Suggested software to open otl file:

Associated software actions with the otl file

Software applications that handle other tasks involving otl files:

Microsoft Windows

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