ENL file format description

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

1 filename extension(s) found in our database.

.enl - EndNote Library Data

The ENL data files are related to EndNote. The ENL file is an EndNote Library Data. EndNote is a commercial reference management software package, used to manage bibliographies and references when writing essays and articles.

Application:

EndNote

Category:

Data files

Mime-type:

application/octet-stream

Magic:

- / -

Aliases:

EndNote Library Data related extensions:

.ciw: EndNote Web of Science Export
.enf: EndNote Filter Data
.enlx: EndNote X Compressed Library Data
.enp: EndNote Preferences
.enq: EndNote Saved Search
.ens: EndNote Style

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

Can't open a .enl 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.enl

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 .enl file extension is often given incorrectly!

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

dnl, ebl, egl, el, eln, eml, en, eni, enk, enm, eno, enp, fnl, nl, rnl

Is it possible that the filename extension is misspelled?

Similar file extensions in our database:

.dnl: Concordance Database
.fnl: EES File Names List
.eni: EtherCAT Network Information File
.el: Emacs Lisp Code
.nl: Norton Desktop Icon Library
.ebl: Ember EBL Bootloader

Operating systems

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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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