CML File - opening and understanding
Did your computer fail to open a CML file? We explain what they are used for and recommend software that we know can open or otherwise handle your .CML files.
What is a CML file?
A .CML file is a Chemical Markup Language Document file. These CML files contain chemical information used by chemists. The data stored includes molecules, reactions, analytical data, and chemical materials. It is used for information management about specific chemicals.
How to open CML files
You will need a program compatible with the specific file you are trying to open, as different programs may use files with file extension CML for different purposes. We have identified 1 CML opener for Windows that is compatible with this specific type of CML file.
Programs that open these files
 | ChemDoodle | Verified |
Other file formats using extension .CML
While Chemical Markup Language Document is a popular type of CML-file, we know of 2 different uses of the .CML extension.
The CML file extension indicates to your device which app can open the file. However, different apps may use the same file extension for different types of data. So a CML opener may not be able to open all kinds of CML files. In this case, look through both formats to make sure you find the best suited CML viewer.
ChordML music document
Through our analysis of CML files, we know that one use of the format is ChordML music document. We have not yet described in detail what these files contain and what they are used for, but our team is working tiredlessly through thousands of file formats. We'd love hearing from you if you have information about the format.
While we have not verified the apps ourselves yet, our users have suggested 8 different CML openers which you will find listed below.
Various viewers for this file format
These apps are known to open certain types of CML files. Remember, different programs may use CML files for different purposes, so you may need to try out a few of them to be able to open your specific file.
 | Infrared Library Manager | User submitted |
 | ChemAxon Marvin Beans | User submitted |
 | SIGRA | User submitted |
 | Sasi50_v0 | User submitted |
 | CimCAD / CimPack | User submitted |
 | Schematic Capture and PCB Layout | User submitted |
 | ChemAxon Marvin Suite | User submitted |
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