WiX source data
File type: Source code and script file
A .wxs file is a plain-text XML source file used by the WiX (Windows Installer XML) toolset.
It defines the contents and behavior of a Windows installation package, which WiX then compiles and links into an installer.
Found 3 different file type records with the same wxs filename suffix.
File type category:
Source code and script file
Date updated: October 9, 2026
WiX is an open-source toolset originally created at Microsoft for building Windows Installer packages from XML source code. A .wxs file contains the installation project's source data, such as products, packages, directories, files, components, features, user interface elements and custom actions.
The file is analogous to a .cpp file for C++. Its XML document has a Wix root element and normally uses a WiX schema namespace. A project can contain one or more WXS files together with other WiX source and project files.
The WiX compiler processes WXS source files into intermediate object files, and the WiX linker uses those objects to produce output such as an MSI installation package or an MSM merge module. The format is used with the WiX Toolset on Microsoft Windows.
Use any text editor or XML-aware editor to view and edit a .wxs file. The WiX Toolset can compile the file when it is part of a Windows installer project.
A .wxs file is source code rather than a document format, so it is not normally converted to another format. Compile and link it with the WiX Toolset to create an MSI installer or another supported Windows Installer output.
Software applications that can open wxs files:
Microsoft Windows
Software applications that can edit wxs files:
Microsoft Windows
Software capable of saving wxs files:
Microsoft Windows
Software apps that create wxs files:
Microsoft Windows
Software applications that handle other tasks involving wxs files:
Microsoft Windows
File type category:
Source code and script file
Date updated: February 26, 2024
Code::Blocks file with wxs suffix is used as a project settings file in XML format.
Code::Blocks is a free C++ IDE built to meet the most demanding needs of its users.
Software applications that handle other tasks involving wxs files:
Microsoft Windows
File type category:
Graphics file
Date updated: May 7, 2019
Record marked as obsolete and not updated for a long time.
The wxs file extension is also used in Easy Cross program for a stitch design format. Easy Cross is a cross stitch design package, developed by Fulford Software Solutions.
Easy Cross is also known as Super Point de Croix application.
Use Easy Cross to open and work with the *.wxs files.
Probably can be exported to other formats.
Software applications that can open wxs files:
Microsoft Windows
Easy Cross
Software applications that can edit wxs files:
Microsoft Windows
Easy Cross
Software capable of saving wxs files:
Microsoft Windows
Easy Cross
Software apps that create wxs files:
Microsoft Windows
Easy Cross
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