What is an XP file?
An .XP file is a data file that belongs to several different software applications. The most common uses are game data archives for the Tantra Online game, game data files for the X-Plane flight simulator, and GZIP-compressed ASCII art images created by the RexPaint ASCII art editor. Other notable formats include stormwater management models for Innovyze XP-SWMM software, XPilot map files, and the classic Fasttracker 2 Extended Pattern format developed by Triton Productions.
How to open XP files?
Because an .XP file can be one of many formats, you must use the correct software. You can open an ASCII art .XP file with RexPaint. Game data files require the specific game engine, such as X-Plane or Tantra Online. If a file is a compressed GZIP archive, you can sometimes extract the contents using archive utilities like 7-Zip.
Best practices and troubleshooting
Do not rename the file extension to guess the format. Changing the extension will not convert the file and can corrupt the data. Because the .XP extension has multiple possible meanings, we recommend using viewer.online/xp to identify the actual format of your file.
viewer.online/xp can analyze .XP files to identify the exact format and creator software, inspect the file structure, extract readable text, and check whether an online preview is available.
Summary
viewer.online/xp is useful for identifying, inspecting, and understanding .XP files without installing software or dealing with compatibility problems.