S-Lang language source code
File type: Source code and script file
An sl file suffix is associated with the S-Lang scripting language. An sl file contains source code written in S-Lang.
Found 6 different file type records with the same sl filename suffix.
File type category:
Source code and script file
Date updated: December 31, 2024
The sl file extension is related to the S-Lang programming library - a software library for Unix, Windows, VMS, OS/2, and Mac OS X.
It provides routines for embedding an interpreter for the S-Lang scripting language, and components to facilitate the creation of text-based applications.
Use any source code editor to work with *.sl files.
Software applications that can open sl files:
Microsoft Windows
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Linux/Unix
Software applications that can edit sl files:
Microsoft Windows
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Linux/Unix
Software capable of saving sl files:
Microsoft Windows
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Linux/Unix
File type category:
Various data file
Date updated: January 22, 2018
The sl file extension is related to the DataFlex, a 4GL object oriented database programming language and development tool.
A selection list is an object that allows a user to choose one or more records from a scrollable list of records.
Use DataFlex to work with *.sl files.
File type category:
System file
Date updated: November 16, 2018
The sl file extension is associated with the HP-UX, a Unix operating system developed by Hewlett-Packard for computer servers based on RISC and IA-64 architectures.
Shared library is dll Dynamic Link Library used by HP-UX.
Probably not meant to be accessed by the user.
Probably cannot be converted to anything else.
Software applications that handle other tasks involving sl files:
Microsoft Windows
File type category:
Miscellaneous file
Date updated: October 12, 2026
The .sl file extension is associated with Pixar RenderMan, Pixar's software for rendering complex ray-traced 3D scenes. The format is used for RenderMan shader source.
An .sl file contains the instructions and parameters that define a shader. RenderMan uses shaders as part of a scene's rendering setup to determine the appearance or behavior of surfaces, lights, and other rendered elements.
RenderMan processes the source with its shader tools and uses the resulting compiled shader during rendering. The format is intended for use with RenderMan on its supported platforms and is not an image or finished 3D scene file.
An .sl file is a text-based source file, so it can be viewed and edited with a plain-text or source-code editor. Opening it in a text editor shows the RenderMan Shading Language code but does not render the shader.
To use the shader, open or compile it with the shader tools included with Pixar RenderMan. The resulting shader can then be referenced by a RenderMan scene or rendering setup.
There is usually no useful standalone conversion for a RenderMan shader source file. It should be compiled with the shader tools included with Pixar RenderMan when a renderer-readable shader is required.
Rendering a scene that uses the shader can produce an image or animation, but that is a rendering operation rather than a conversion of the .sl file itself.
File type category:
Source code and script file
Date updated: October 2, 2026
A Sam Spade .sl file contains startup instructions for the Sam Spade software. It is a script file rather than a document intended for general-purpose applications.
Sam Spade was Windows software, and this file format is now considered legacy. A file of this type is most likely to be found with an older Sam Spade installation or related files.
Open the file with Sam Spade on Windows if it is intended to run as part of that application's startup process. To inspect its contents without running it, open a copy in a plain-text editor.
There is no useful general conversion for a Sam Spade startup script. Its instructions depend on Sam Spade's script format, so they cannot normally be exported to another file format; preserve the .sl extension when the file is still required by the application.
File type category:
Settings, options, themes or skins file
Date updated: December 31, 2024
The sl file extension is associated with the Unix, an operating system available for various platforms and applications for Unix.
The sl file stores information about license. It is text file.
Use text editor to view content of *.sl files.
Probably can be converted to other formats.
Software applications that can open sl files:
Microsoft Windows
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Linux/Unix
Software applications that can edit sl files:
Microsoft Windows
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Linux/Unix
Software capable of saving sl files:
Microsoft Windows
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Linux/Unix
Software apps that manage or store settings in sl files:
Linux/Unix
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