LanguageKML
Google Earth Keyhole Markup language data
File type: GIS, GPS navigation and map file
Files with kml extension can be usually found as navigation/map files saved in Google's KML (Keyhole Markup Language) file format.
Found 3 different file type records with the same kml filename suffix.
What is kml file?
File type category:
GIS, GPS navigation and map file
Date updated: February 4, 2025
File extension kml is primarily related to files written in Keyhole Markup Language.
The KML file format used by Google Earth, to allow developers to define custom layers which can be displayed by Google-Earth. KML, is an XML grammar and file format for modeling and storing geographic features such as points, lines, images, and polygons for display in Google Earth.
You can use KML specify icons and labels to identify locations on the planet surface, create different camera positions to define unique views, use image overlays which are attached to the ground or screen, define styles to specify feature appearance, write HTML descriptions of features—including hyperlinks and embedded images, use folders for hierarchical grouping of features, dynamically fetch and update KML files from remote or local network locations and deliver current view details from the client to the server in order to fetch KML data based on changes in the 3D viewer.
The kml file is processed by Google Earth in a similar way that HTML and XML files are processed by web browsers. Like HTML, KML has a tag-based structure with names and attributes used for specific display purposes. Thus, Google Earth acts as a browser of KML files.
How to open kml file?
Many applications display KML, including Google Earth, Google Maps, Google Maps for mobile, NASA WorldWind, ESRI ArcGIS Explorer, Adobe PhotoShop, AutoCAD etc.
How to convert kml file?
Plenty of converters support Google'S KML format and can convert or transform the data to different formats.
Suggested software to open kml file:
Associated software actions with the kml file
Software applications that can open kml files:
MAPC2MAPC (Microsoft Windows)
AutoCAD (Microsoft Windows)
SketchUp (Microsoft Windows)
AutoCAD for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
SketchUp for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Software applications that can edit kml files:
AutoCAD (Microsoft Windows)
SketchUp (Microsoft Windows)
AutoCAD for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
SketchUp for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Software capable of saving kml files:
MAPC2MAPC (Microsoft Windows)
AutoCAD (Microsoft Windows)
SketchUp (Microsoft Windows)
AutoCAD for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
SketchUp for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Programs for viewing kml files:
Terrain Navigator (Microsoft Windows)
Software apps that convert kml files:
GPSBabel (Microsoft Windows)
OziMapConverter (Microsoft Windows)
GPSBabel for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
GPSBabel for Linux (Linux/Unix)
KMLCSV Converter (Multiplatform)
GPS Visualizer (On-line services)
MyGeodata Cloud (On-line services)
Software apps that import kml files:
GPSMapEdit (Microsoft Windows)
GPS2WorldWind (Microsoft Windows)
AutoCAD (Microsoft Windows)
OkMap (Microsoft Windows)
RoboGEO (Microsoft Windows)
TOPO! State and Weekend Explorer (Multiplatform)
Software apps that export kml files:
MicroStation (Microsoft Windows)
OkMap (Microsoft Windows)
OCAD (Microsoft Windows)
Terrain Navigator (Microsoft Windows)
RoboGEO (Microsoft Windows)
Software apps that manage settings for kml files:
Google Earth (Microsoft Windows)
Software applications that handle other tasks involving kml files:
Google Earth (Microsoft Windows)
Google Earth for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
TOPO! State and Weekend Explorer (Multiplatform)
Hiebook e-Book
File type category:
E-book file
Date updated: February 26, 2019
The kml file extension is also used for Hiebook eBook format. This format was used on Hiebook Reader, a Korean e-book reader sold in 2002. Ebooks in this format are still commercially available.
How to open kml file?
Use compatible tools to work with *.kml files.
How to convert kml file?
Probably can be exported to other formats.
HP 48 emulator Win48 script
File type category:
Source code and script file
Date updated: February 21, 2018
The kml file extension is associated with the Win48, an emulator of HP 48, a series of graphing calculators using Reverse Polish Notation (RPN) and the RPL programming language.
The kml file contains Win48 script.
How to open kml file?
Use Win48 to work with *.kml files.
Suggested software to open kml file:
Associated software actions with the kml file
Software applications that can open kml files:
Emu48 (Microsoft Windows)
Software apps that create kml files:
Emu48 (Microsoft Windows)
Software applications that handle other tasks involving kml files:
Emu48 (Microsoft Windows)