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What is a .rcl file?
A .rcl file is an Easy CD Creator Layout | Roxio Easy CD Creator Layout (version 5-6). This one is a specialist format without an obvious everyday home. Confusingly, this extension has been used by 3 different formats over the years — they're all listed below.
This extension has been used by more than one format
3 different formats have claimed .rcl over the years, so two files with the same extension aren't necessarily the same kind of thing.
How to open a .rcl file
- The program that created it is by far the most reliable way to open it.
- On Windows, use a hex viewer or the free TrID tool to identify what the file really is.
- On Mac or Linux, running `file yourfile` in the terminal identifies most formats instantly.
The registry records this extension against Easy CD Creator Layout | Roxio Easy CD Creator Layout, Roxio Easy Media Creator Layout, Roxio Easy Media Creator - Classic Creator File, so software from that family is the most likely match.
How to convert a .rcl file
- Identify the file first, then look for an export or Save As option in whatever program can read it.
The technical record
For archivists, developers and the merely curious: these are the PRONOM registry entries for .rcl.
| Format name | Version | MIME type | PUID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Easy CD Creator Layout | Roxio Easy CD Creator Layout | 5-6 | — | fmt/1665 |
| Roxio Easy Media Creator Layout | 7 | — | fmt/1666 |
| Roxio Easy Media Creator - Classic Creator File | 8-10 | — | fmt/1667 |