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Convert WEBLOC to URL

Verified by Adam B.· reviewed by FE Editorial ·updated Aug 18, 2026
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Is it possible to convert WEBLOC to URL?
Yes - WEBLOC converts to URL.

Open the .webloc in a text editor, copy the URL from between the <string> tags, then create a new file containing [InternetShortcut] and URL=<address> on two lines and save it with a .url extension. No data is lost since both formats store only a single URL.

Also to URL: WEBSITE · INETLOC · LNK

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Tested on macOS, Windows & Linux
Last verified Oct 2026

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Why convert WEBLOC to URL?

Windows has no built-in handler for .webloc files; converting to .url makes Mac internet shortcuts work as double-clickable bookmarks on Windows without any special software.

How to convert WEBLOC to URL

Notepad / Notepad++ FREE

Open the .webloc in Notepad or Notepad++, copy the URL from between the <string> tags, then save a new file with two lines - [InternetShortcut] and URL=<address> - using a .url extension.

PowerShell FREE

Use a PowerShell script to read each .webloc as XML, extract the URL, and write matching .url files; efficient for converting an entire folder at once.

About these formats

.WEBLOC macOS Website Location (Finder internet shortcut)

A .webloc file is a macOS internet shortcut that stores one website address. On a Mac, double-click it and the URL opens in your default browser. On Windows there is no built-in handler,…

Open .WEBLOC details →
.URL Internet Shortcut

A .url file is a Windows Internet Shortcut - a tiny text file that stores a web address and opens it in your default browser when double-clicked. It contains no page content, only the link.…

Open .URL details →

Quality & what to watch

  • No data is lost - both formats store exactly one URL.
  • Some .webloc files created by dragging links in Chrome or Firefox are binary plists (starting with bplist00), not readable XML; a text editor shows garbled content for these.
  • Very old .webloc files stored the URL in the HFS+ resource fork, which is stripped when copied off a Mac; if the file is 0 bytes, the URL cannot be recovered.

Frequently asked questions

Can I just rename `.webloc` to `.url`?
No - the internal format is different (XML plist vs INI text), so a rename produces a file Windows cannot parse as a shortcut.
Does the converted `.url` work on Windows?
Yes - double-clicking a properly formatted .url file opens the link in the default Windows browser.
What if my `.webloc` shows garbled characters in Notepad?
The file is a binary plist; on a Mac, run plutil -convert xml1 file.webloc to convert it to readable XML first.