Что такое формат файла ZPL?
A .zpl file is a Zune Playlist File created by Microsoft's Zune desktop software and used with Zune portable media players. Introduced in November 2006 alongside the first Zune hardware, it stores an ordered list of references to audio tracks - not the audio data itself - along with playlist metadata such as the playlist title and optional auto-playlist (smart playlist) filtering rules.
The format is XML-based, closely following the .wpl (Windows Media Playlist) schema, which itself derives from the SMIL standard. A .zpl file opens as plain UTF-8 text and begins with a standard <?xml declaration. Inside, track entries reference files by local file path or internal library ID. Because it stores only pointers, moving or deleting the referenced audio files will render the playlist empty.
The MIME type is application/vnd.ms-wpl, shared with the related .wpl format. File sizes are typically tiny - from under 1 KB for a short playlist to a few tens of kilobytes for large library exports.
The Zune ecosystem was discontinued in stages between 2011 and 2015, making .zpl a legacy format. Windows Media Player and VLC can still open such files today. Do not confuse .zpl with Zebra Programming Language files (also .zpl), which are completely unrelated label-printer command scripts.
For modern playlist needs, .m3u or .asx files are more widely supported alternatives.
Безопасность и защита
РИСК: LOWA Zune .zpl is harmless XML text - no executable content. The only real issues are obsolescence (Zune is gone) and broken references (DRM-deauthorized or moved tracks show as empty). Inspect it in a text editor; don't download dubious 'Zune playlist openers'. (Separately, if your file is Zebra ZPL code, it's also plain text and safe to read.)
Детали формата
в двух словах- Zebra Programming Language (ZPL/ZPL II) - Plain-text label/barcode command language for Zebra thermal printers, beginning with '^XA' - a completely different, very common .zpl meaning.
- FEKO / CST and other engineering project files - Some simulation and CAD tools have used .zpl for project or layout data; niche and unrelated to playlists.
Программы, открывающие файлы ZPL
Windows4 apps
VLC media player
Открытый код Open the playlist (or an M3U you convert it to) to play the referenced tracks if they exist locally. 
Windows Media Player
Встроенная Import or open the playlist; if it's WPL-compatible WMP can read the references and relink tracks present on the PC. 
NotePad++ text editor
Открытый код Open the .zpl to read the XML track list and rebuild it manually or convert paths to M3U. 
Zune software (legacy)
Бесплатно Historically opened .zpl natively; discontinued and unsupported - use a modern player instead. 
Linux1 app
VLC media player
Открытый код Open the playlist (or an M3U you convert it to) to play the referenced tracks if they exist locally. Технические подробности
глубокая спецификация| File type | XML-based playlist - stores references to audio tracks, not audio data |
| MIME type | application/vnd.ms-wpl |
| Text encoding | UTF-8 |
| File signature | <?xml at byte offset 0 (standard XML declaration; no fixed binary magic bytes) |
| XML schema | SMIL/WPL-style, aligned with the Windows Media Player WPL schema |
| Compression | None - plain-text XML |
| Typical file size | Under 1 KB to tens of KB depending on track count |
| Track storage method | Local file path or internal library ID references; no embedded audio data |
| Auto-playlist support | Yes - optional smart/auto-playlist filtering rules can be embedded in the XML |
| Developer | Microsoft Corporation |
| Associated software | Zune desktop software (primary), Windows Media Player, VLC media player |
| Associated OS | Windows; Windows Phone (Zune era) |
| Superseded by | Discontinued with the Zune ecosystem (2011-2015); WPL and M3U remain in wider use |
| Common confusion | Zebra ZPL - an unrelated label-printer programming language that shares the .zpl extension |
| Выпущен | 2006 (Zune software / first Zune device) |
| Последняя версия | Final Zune software 4.x (last update ~2011 before discontinuation) |
| Спецификация | en.wikipedia.org |
Конвертации ZPL
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