ESRI plot data
File type: GIS, GPS navigation and map file
An esi file contains plot data created by ESRI geographic information system software.
It is associated with ArcView, a desktop GIS application for Microsoft Windows.
Found 3 different file type records with the same esi filename suffix.
File type category:
GIS, GPS navigation and map file
Date updated: October 11, 2026
The esi file extension is associated with older desktop GIS software from ESRI, including ArcView for Microsoft Windows. The file stores saved plots created in the application.
An esi file belongs to the application's plot workflow rather than serving as a general-purpose GIS exchange file. It is mainly useful with the ESRI software that created it and is now considered a legacy format.
Open the esi file in ArcGIS for Desktop Basic (ArcView) on Microsoft Windows. Use the program's Open command or associate the file with the application if the file does not open by double-clicking.
Open the esi file in ArcGIS for Desktop Basic (ArcView) and use the program's available plot export or print functions to create a supported output.
Software applications that handle other tasks involving esi files:
Microsoft Windows
File type category:
Game file
Date updated: January 29, 2019
The esi file extension is associated with the Escape, a fun puzzle game for Microsoft Windows, Apple Mac OS X (macOS) and Linux operating systems developed by tom7.org.
The esi file stores level index data.
Probably not meant to be accessed by the user.
Probably cannot be converted to anything else.
Software applications that handle other tasks involving esi files:
Microsoft Windows
File type category:
Configuration file
Date updated: October 11, 2026
The esi file extension is associated with the EtherCAT Configuration Tool and other EtherCAT master configuration software. An ESI file is typically an XML-formatted device description supplied by the slave-device vendor.
The file can contain the device identity, supported communication features, process data objects, mailbox protocols, and other information that a configuration tool needs to add and configure the slave.
EtherCAT is an industrial Ethernet technology developed by Beckhoff that uses a master and slave devices. ESI files remain in use as part of the configuration workflow for EtherCAT systems, including systems configured with software running on Windows.
Open an esi file in the EtherCAT Configuration Tool or compatible EtherCAT master configuration software to add the described slave device to a network configuration.
Because the format is generally XML-based, a text or XML editor can also display its contents, but editing the file manually may make the device description unusable.
An esi file is a device description rather than a document intended for conversion, so it normally has no useful conversion to another file format.
To use a device with different EtherCAT configuration software, import the ESI file if the software supports the format. If the description is outdated or missing, obtain an updated ESI file from the slave-device vendor.
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