Question 1

What is a .plist file?

Accepted Answer

A .plist (Property List) file is used by macOS and iOS to store application settings and structured data. It can be in XML format or a binary format. This viewer is best for XML or plain text .plist files.

Question 2

How do I use this viewer?

Accepted Answer

Click the "Open Local File" button to select a `.plist` file from your device. Its content will be displayed. If it's an XML-based .plist, you'll see the XML structure. For binary .plist files, the output may not be human-readable; our BIN/HEX Viewer (link to /viewer/bin) might be more suitable for inspecting binary data.

Question 3

Does this tool parse or validate .plist files?

Accepted Answer

This viewer displays the raw text content or XML structure. It does not specifically parse the property list structure beyond standard XML or validate it against a DTD. For XML validation, use our XML Viewer (link to /viewer/xml).

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