Quite often, users find files on their digital devices with incomprehensible or unknown extensions. And it doesn’t matter what it is about, be it a phone, tablet, camera, laptop or desktop computer. When this happens, do not panic: it’s not a fact that a virus has started on your gadget. Perhaps the matter is much simpler. Today we will tell you how to open GPX files and where they can come from on your device.
Books
Do you like to read? Fiction, newspapers, magazines? If so, then most likely you are using an e-book. The GPX format is XML text files that are supported exclusively on such devices. He is responsible for protecting the copyright of electronic articles and publications that are distributed on the Internet.
Music lovers
For those who prefer reading music, there is another option than opening the GPX. If you write music, then most likely you are using the well-known Guitar PRO 6 program. It is this version, because in earlier versions files of this format are not supported.
What do they contain? Unfortunately, you cannot open them with music players. Files of this type contain scores, notes and instruments. However, you can always convert GPX to a more suitable format using special utilities. As a result, you get a GP5 or AMV, but they can already be listened to.
Cards
So, let's say you found a GPX file on your gadget . How to open? This format also usually stores data from the GPS-navigator - the coordinates of the area. Based on this, it is safe to say that such files can be found on almost any gadget with a built-in navigator. So how to open GPX?
- On computers running Windows, everything is simple. Here, perhaps the most popular program, Google Earth, will help us.
- Mac owners also have some good news. You can open the GPX with a long-established program - Mekraator. The same applies to the Linux family of platforms.
- For those who discovered the GPX on Android, we can recommend a simple GPX viewer utility. It can be downloaded for free from Google Play.
Virus
And finally, before deciding how to open the GPX, make sure that you have at least once used one of the above programs. If this is not the case, be sure to check this file with an antivirus program for your own safety and calm conscience, because attackers can disguise a malicious program as any type of file.