LanguageXAP
Microsoft Windows Phone and Microsoft Silverlight application package
File type: Archive and compressed file, Program executable file, Mobile phones related file, Internet related file
Files with xap file extension are mainly related to Windows Phone apps and Microsoft Silverlight installation resource files. Used for Silverlight apps.
Found 3 different file type records with the same xap filename suffix.
What is xap file?
File type category:
Archive and compressed file
Program executable file
Mobile phones related file
Internet related file
Date updated: December 31, 2024
The xap file extension is mainly related to app packages used to deploy apps on Windows Phone 7/8 devices. It is also the default file format for Silverlight apps.
The xap file stores Windows Phone application package in ZIP compression file format.
Content of the xap file:
- AppManifest.xaml file
- DLLs required
Default development environment for Windows Phone apps is Microsoft Visual Studio.
The xap file can be simply installed to phone via Market app. Copy *.xap file to SD card (Windows Phone 8 and higher) open Market and use SD card option.
XAP format was replaced by APPX format in Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1, however older XAP apps can still be installed to 8.1 and 10 too.
How to open xap file?
As *.xap files are ZIP archives you can simply decompress them should you need it. Otherwise you can install the app from the package via Market app.
How to convert xap file?
There probably is no way how XAP files could be converted to anything else.
Suggested software to open xap file:
Associated software actions with the xap file
Software applications that can open xap files:
Microsoft Silverlight (Microsoft Windows)
Microsoft Windows 10 (Microsoft Windows)
Microsoft Visual Studio (Multiplatform)
Software applications that can edit xap files:
Microsoft Visual Studio (Multiplatform)
Software capable of saving xap files:
Microsoft Visual Studio (Multiplatform)
Apps designed for playing xap files:
Elmedia Player (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Software apps that create xap files:
Microsoft Visual Studio (Multiplatform)
XACT project file
File type category:
Document file
Date updated: August 21, 2017
File extension xap is also known to be used as XAC audio content making software. The .xap files are projects created with the Microsoft Cross-Platform Audio Creation Tool (XACT).
It is saved in a text format and contains the intermediate form of the information produced by XACT. It includes complete descriptions of wave banks (.xwb files), sound banks (.xsb files), and global settings (.xgs files) or similar.
How to open xap file?
XAP files can be opened and viewed in a text editor, but they should not be edited manually.
How to convert xap file?
Projects can be typically exported to some kind of output formats.
Suggested software to open xap file:
Associated software actions with the xap file
Software applications that can open xap files:
Microsoft XACT (Microsoft Windows)
Software applications that can edit xap files:
Microsoft XACT (Microsoft Windows)
Software capable of saving xap files:
Microsoft XACT (Microsoft Windows)
Software apps that create xap files:
Microsoft XACT (Microsoft Windows)
Software applications that handle other tasks involving xap files:
Microsoft XACT (Microsoft Windows)
Xbox dashboard script
File type category:
Source code and script file
Date updated: August 14, 2019
The xap file extension seems to also be the Xbox 360 video gaming console from Microsoft and used for some kind of script that was part of the original operating system.
Unfortunately, we couldn't find more information and it may be possible that this file type is no longer used. But it looks like that this file type is not related to later Silverlight or XACT packages.
How to open xap file?
It looks like such *.xap file can only work in Xbox 360 video console. But it may be possible that this file type was only used in some initial version of Xbox 360 operating system.
How to convert xap file?
A conversion for this type of *.xap seems unlikely.