CML File
What are CML files and how to open them
Are you having problems opening a CML file or just wondering what they contain? We explain what these files are used for and show you software that we know can open or otherwise handle your files.
What is a CML file?
CML files have multiple uses, and Chemical Markup Language Document is one of them. Read more about the other uses further down the page.
Chemical Markup Language Document
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
We have identified one CML opener that is compatible with this specific type of CML file.
Programs that open Chemical Markup Language Document files
![]() | ChemDoodle | Verified |
Last updated: December 10, 2022
More file formats using the CML extension
Through our research of CML files, we know that the following formats exist. However, we have not yet analyzed them in detail.
- ChordML Music Document
- UniComal COMAL 80 Library
Various apps that use files with this extension
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 | User submitted |
![]() | SIGRA | User submitted |
![]() | Sasi50_v0 | User submitted |
![]() | CimCAD / CimPack | User submitted |
![]() | Pulsonix | User submitted |
![]() | ChemAxon Marvin Suite | User submitted |
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