How to convert XYZ to CIF
Converting a .XYZ file to .CIF lets you open the content in software that prefers the .CIF format, though some details may change compared with the original. We are still putting together the list of programs that handle .XYZ files.
A full step-by-step guide for this conversion is on the way; the information above is drawn straight from our database.
About these formats
An XYZ file is a plain-text file listing a molecule's atoms and their 3D Cartesian coordinates. Open it with free chemistry software such as Avogadro or Jmol to see the molecule in 3D, or…
Open .XYZ details →A CIF file (disc image type) is an obsolete CD image from Easy CD Creator by Adaptec/Roxio. Windows cannot mount it natively -- open it with IsoBuster to extract files, or convert to ISO…
Open .CIF details →