What is a .XSF file?
XSF is a crystal-structure file for the XCrySDen visualisation tool.
- Did you know
- XSF lets researchers visualise crystals and their properties in XCrySDen.
- XSF stands for XCrySDen Structure File and was created by Anton Kokalj for his crystal and molecular visualisation tool.
- Beyond atom positions, an XSF file can store scalar fields such as charge density and electrostatic potential for visualisation.
- What Analyser reads
- Identify and read more scientific, medical and engineering files: R serialized data (RDS/RData), ABIF sequencing traces, VASP/Gaussian/XCrySDen DFT structures, ChemDraw (CDX/CDXML), Axon ABF and NI TDMS instrument data, BrainVision/Neuroscan/EEGLAB EEG, Gmsh/Abaqus/Nastran/ANSYS FEA decks, SPICE netlists, VTK structured/rectilinear grids and oscilloscope waveforms.
- Depth of analysis
- .XSF 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 .XSF file
- Drag a .XSF 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.