What is a .KML file?
KML is Google’s XML format for geographic data, used by Google Earth and Maps.
- Did you know
- KML came from Keyhole, the company Google bought in 2004 to build Google Earth; it became an open OGC standard in 2008.
- KML stands for Keyhole Markup Language, named after Keyhole Inc., the firm whose viewer became Google Earth.
- It expresses geographic features as XML, with the familiar yellow pushpin defined by a Placemark element.
- A KMZ file is simply a KML document and its supporting images bundled together for easier sharing.
- A .KML file is plain text, so you can open and edit it in any text editor.
- What Analyser shows you
- Parse GPX tracks, KML placemarks, and GeoJSON features - counts, distance, elevation, time span, and bounds - plotted on an OpenStreetMap map.
- Open a .KML file
- Drag a .KML file onto the Analyser home page (or tap to pick one). It opens entirely in your browser - nothing is uploaded, there is no account, and it works offline once installed.
- Related formats
- .GPX · .GeoJSON. See all supported file types.