DITAMAP file format description

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

1 filename extension(s) found in our database.

.ditamap - DITA Topic Map

The DITAMAP data files are related to DITA Open Toolkit. The DITAMAP file is a DITA Topic Map. The Darwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA) is an XML data model for authoring and, with the DITA Open Toolkit, publishing. It is a standard that is defined and maintained by the OASIS DITA Technical Committee.

Application:

DITA Open Toolkit

Category:

Data files

Mime-type:

application/octet-stream

Magic:

- / -

Aliases:

DITA Topic Map related extensions:

.mpvm: MPViewer Data
.lyt: Adminsoft Accounts Document Layout
.ctl: dBase IV Aldus Setup Control Data
.itk: Insight Segmentation and Registration Toolkit Data
.ekr: EEGer Data
.lyr: DataCAD Layer Data

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

Can't open a .ditamap 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.ditamap

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.

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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