CPTL file format description

Many people share .cptl files without attaching instructions on how to use it. Yet it isn’t evident for everyone which program a .cptl file can be edited, converted or printed with. On this page, we try to provide assistance for handling .cptl files.

1 filename extension(s) found in our database.

.cptl - Adobe Captivate 5 Template

The CPTL data files are related to Adobe Captivate. The CPTL file is an Adobe Captivate 5 Template. Adobe Captivate is a software product that can author system simulations and eLearning solutions.

Application:

Adobe Captivate

Category:

Data files

Mime-type:

application/octet-stream

Magic:

- / -

Aliases:

Adobe Captivate 5 Template related extensions:

.rtm: LabVIEW Run-Time Menu Data
.sgn: Slax Livecd Signature File
.cojt: Tecnomatix Kinematics Data
.cw6: COMPRESS Vessel Model File
.pa4: Vector NTI Protein Archive
.wl: WISCO Word Power Word List

Naturally, other applications may also use the .cptl file extension. Even harmful programs can create .cptl files. Be especially cautious with .cptl files coming from an unknown source!

Can't open a .cptl file?

When you double-click a file to open it, Windows examines the filename extension. If Windows recognizes the filename extension, it opens the file in the program that is associated with that filename extension. When Windows does not recognize a filename extension, you receive the following message:

Windows can't open this file:

example.cptl

To open this file, Windows needs to know what program you want to use to open it. Windows can go online to look it up automatically, or you can manually select one from a list of programs that are installed on your computer.

To avoid this error, you need to set the file association correctly.

Open Control Panel > Control Panel Home > Default Programs > Set Associations.
Select a file type in the list and click Change Program.

The .cptl file extension is often given incorrectly!

According to the searches on our site, these misspellings were the most common in the past year:

cpl, cpt, cptm, ctl, pctl, ptl

Is it possible that the filename extension is misspelled?

Similar file extensions in our database:

.cpt: Atari ST Canvas Compressed Image
.ctl: Lotus Notes 5 Thesaurus Data
.cpl: TrialDirector Concordance Data
.ctl: LabVIEW Control Data
.cpl: Control Panel Item
.cptm: Adobe Captivate Theme Data

Operating systems

DataTypes.net currently supports the following operating systems:

Windows XP/Vista, Windows 7/8/10, Windows 11, CentOS, Debian GNU/Linux, Ubuntu Linux, FreeBSD, macOS, Mac OS X, iOS, Android

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