DCURL file format description

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

1 filename extension(s) found in our database.

.dcurl - Curl Detached Applet

The DCURL development files are related to Curl. The DCURL file is a Curl Detached Applet. Curl is a reflective object-oriented programming language for interactive web applications whose goal is to provide a smoother transition between formatting and programming.

Application:

Curl

Category:

Development files

Mime-type:

text/vnd.curl.dcurl

Magic:

- / -

Aliases:

Curl Detached Applet related extensions:

.curl: Curl Applet
.mcurl: Curl Manifest Data
.scurl: Curl Source Code

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

Can't open a .dcurl 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.dcurl

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 .dcurl file extension is often given incorrectly!

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

curl, scurl

Is it possible that the filename extension is misspelled?

Similar file extensions in our database:

.curl: Curl Applet
.scurl: Curl Source Code

Operating systems

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