How to open a .MXD file online
From file to map in seconds.
Open your .MXD file
Drag it onto the box or click to choose it from your device. It opens on your computer.
See it on the map
Points, lines and areas from your .MXD file appear on an interactive map. Click any feature to read its details.
Read the stats
Check distance, elevation gain and loss, the bounding box and a height profile linked to the map.
What is a .MXD file?
The common language of GPS devices.
An MXD file is the project file of Esri's ArcMap. It stores a map's layers, symbology, labels, and layout, but not the GIS data itself. Open it with ArcMap or import it into ArcGIS Pro (Insert > Import Map). ArcMap reached end of support in March 2026, so ArcGIS Pro is the current path forward.
Programs that open .MXD files
| Full name | ArcGIS Map Document |
|---|---|
| Developer | Esri |
| First released | 2000 (ArcGIS 8.0 / ArcMap — replaced the older ArcView .apr project) |
| Category | Maps & GIS |
| MIME type | application/octet-stream |
| Signature | D0 CF 11 E0 A1 B1 1A E1 (OLE2 / Compound File Binary (CFBF) signature) |
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Is my .MXD file uploaded anywhere?
No. Your .MXD file is read by your browser and never sent to us. Only the background map tiles are loaded from OpenStreetMap, which sees which map area you're looking at, not your data.
How is the elevation gain calculated?
We add up every climb between track points, ignoring tiny wiggles of less than 3 metres that come from GPS noise. That's close to what Strava and Garmin report; barometric devices may differ slightly.
How do I open a Shapefile?
A Shapefile is several files. Drop the whole .zip, or select the .shp, .dbf and .prj files together. With only the .shp you'll see the shapes but no attributes.
Can I convert GPX to KML or GeoJSON?
Use Export GeoJSON to save everything you see. GPX ↔ KML conversion is part of our upcoming converter.
My CSV has coordinates. Will it work?
Yes, if it has columns named like lat/latitude/y and lon/lng/longitude/x. Every row becomes a point with the other columns as properties.
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