Archive
What is a .enlx file?
A .enlx file is an EndNote Compressed Library (version X - X9). This is an archive — a container holding other files, usually compressed. Confusingly, this extension has been used by 2 different formats over the years — they're all listed below.
This extension has been used by more than one format
2 different formats have claimed .enlx over the years, so two files with the same extension aren't necessarily the same kind of thing.
How to open a .enlx file
- 7-Zip (Windows) or Keka / The Unarchiver (Mac) extract most archive formats, including old ones.
- On Linux, try `7z x`, `unar` or Ark.
The registry records this extension against EndNote Compressed Library, EndNote Compressed Library, so software from that family is the most likely match.
How to convert a .enlx file
- Extract the contents, then re-compress as .zip if you need to share them widely.
The technical record
For archivists, developers and the merely curious: these are the PRONOM registry entries for .enlx.
| Format name | Version | MIME type | PUID |
|---|---|---|---|
| EndNote Compressed Library | X - X9 | — | fmt/1683 |
| EndNote Compressed Library | 20 | — | fmt/1685 |