What is a .LYRX file?
LYRX is an Esri ArcGIS Pro layer file, holding styling as CIM JSON.
- Did you know
- LYRX is the modern ArcGIS Pro replacement for the older LYR layer file.
- Because LYRX stores its styling as plain CIM JSON, the file can be opened and edited in a text editor or scripted with Python.
- ArcGIS Pro can still read old LYR files but only ever saves them back out as LYRX.
- What Analyser reads
- Identify and read more GIS and mapping files: OpenStreetMap o5m/o5c binaries, Esri layer files (.lyrx ArcGIS Pro CIM JSON, .lyr ArcMap), QGIS projects (.qgs/.qgz - version, CRS, layer list), shapefile spatial indexes (.sbn/.sbx), GMT/GDAL colour palettes (.cpt) and ENVI band-interleaved rasters (.bil/.bip/.bsq).
- Depth of analysis
- .LYRX is an identification-grade format: Analyser recognises it from its bytes and decodes the header metadata it carries, rather than opening it in a full viewer. Formats that do get a full viewer are marked "Full" on the formats page.
- Open a .LYRX file
- Drag a .LYRX file onto the Analyser home page (or tap to pick one). It is identified entirely in your browser - nothing is uploaded, there is no account, and it works offline once installed.