XML schema description
File type: Text file, Internet related file, Source code and script file
Files with xsd extension may be typically found as XML schema descriptions that define the structure, content and semantics of XML documents.
Found 4 different file type records with the same xsd filename suffix.
File type category:
Text file
Internet related file
Source code and script file
Date updated: June 27, 2025
File extension xsd is mainly used for files that contain XML schema description data.
XML Schemas express shared vocabularies and allow machines to carry out rules made by people. They provide a means for defining the structure, content and semantics of XML documents. in more detail.
XML Schema was approved as a W3C Recommendation on 2 May 2001 and a second edition incorporating many errata was published on 28 October 2004.
Use any text editor or Adobe Dreamwaver to work with the *.xsd files.
Commonly XSD files are generated from XML files.
Software applications that can open xsd files:
Microsoft Windows
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Linux/Unix
Multiplatform
Software applications that can edit xsd files:
Microsoft Windows
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Linux/Unix
Multiplatform
Software capable of saving xsd files:
Microsoft Windows
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Linux/Unix
Multiplatform
Software apps that create xsd files:
Microsoft Windows
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Linux/Unix
Multiplatform
Software apps that import xsd files:
Microsoft Windows
File type category:
3d graphics, CAD-CAM-CAE file
Date updated: July 23, 2019
The xsd file extension is associated with applications developed by Autodesk.
The xsd file contains existing ground cross section data. The xsd file is in binary format and it contains graphic data.
Use AutoCAD Civil 3D to open files with *.xsd extension.
Probably cannot be converted to anything else.
Software applications that can open xsd files:
Multiplatform
Software applications that can edit xsd files:
Multiplatform
Software capable of saving xsd files:
Multiplatform
Software apps that create xsd files:
Multiplatform
File type category:
Internet related file
Date updated: October 6, 2026
Record marked as obsolete and not updated for a long time.
The XSD file extension was used for one of the files installed or used by ICQ 6. The file belonged to the ICQ instant messaging client and was not intended as a user-created document.
The exact purpose and contents of this ICQ file are not documented. It was associated with older ICQ software for Microsoft Windows and Linux/Unix.
The format is obsolete, and modern applications should not be expected to recognize this file.
Open the file with the older ICQ software that created it, if that software is still available for the relevant platform. ICQ 6 and the associated ICQ clients for Microsoft Windows or Linux/Unix are obsolete and may not run on current systems.
Because this is an internal support file with no documented standalone format, a text editor or another general-purpose application is unlikely to display it meaningfully.
No documented converter is available for this obsolete ICQ file. It is an internal program file rather than a document format with a standard export process.
If the file is needed for an old ICQ installation, preserve it with the rest of that installation instead of attempting to convert it.
Software applications that handle other tasks involving xsd files:
Microsoft Windows
Linux/Unix
File type category:
Graphics file
Date updated: May 3, 2019
The xsd file extension is associated with the Pattern Maker, a software for Microsoft Windows operating system, which enables users to create stitch designs.
The xsd file contains stitch design.
Use Pattern Maker to open *.xsd files.
Use compatible tools to work with *.xsd files.
Software applications that can open xsd files:
Microsoft Windows
Software applications that can edit xsd files:
Microsoft Windows
Software capable of saving xsd files:
Microsoft Windows
Software apps that create xsd files:
Microsoft Windows
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