XXE File - opening and understanding
Did your computer fail to open an XXE file? We explain what they are used for and recommend software that we know can open or otherwise handle your .XXE files.
What is an XXE file?
An .XXE file is an XXEncoded file. Files that contain the .xxe file extension most commonly hold XXencoded Unix files.
The XXencode process takes files and converts them into a text-based file format. These files are commonly used to email documents and prevent the documents from being corrupted during file transfer. The format was invented to transfer files in a format that would survive character set translation, particularly that between ASCII and the EBCDIC encoding used on IBM mainframes.
Once a file has been sent using the XXE file format, the file must be decoded before the recipient can open the original file on his or her device.
How to open XXE 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 XXE for different purposes. We have identified 2 XXE openers for Windows that is compatible with this specific type of XXE file.
Programs that open these files
Suggest another file format using extension XXE
While we know of one file format using the .XXE file extension, there may be more. It is widespread that different programs use files with the same file extension for very different types of data. Please let us know if you are aware of a different kind of .XXE file.
Various viewers for this file format
These apps are known to open certain types of XXE files. Remember, different programs may use XXE files for different purposes, so you may need to try out a few of them to be able to open your specific file.
 | WinRAR | User submitted |
 | WavePad Sound Editor | User submitted |
 | Switch Sound File Converter | User submitted |
 | Pixillion Image Converter | User submitted |
 | Zulu DJ Software | User submitted |
 | SoundTap Streaming Audio Recorder | User submitted |
 | PowerArchiver | User submitted |
 | WinAce Archiver | User submitted |
 | Filzip | User submitted |
 | Quick Zip | User submitted |
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