.kml

What is a .kml file?

An XML-based format for geographic data and visualisation.

Safe format
Type Misc
By Keyhole Inc. / Google
MIME application/vnd.google-earth.kml+xml

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What is it

An XML-based format for geographic data and visualisation. KML was created for Google Earth and is used to display map annotations, placemarks, paths, and polygons. KMZ is the compressed (zipped) version.

Technical details
Full Name
Keyhole Markup Language
MIME Type
application/vnd.google-earth.kml+xml
Developer
Keyhole Inc. / Google
Magic Bytes
N/A
Safety
.kml is a known, safe format.
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