File Extension/QXP
alphabetical list of extensions

File extension .QXP

File description

QuarkXPress software application is used to create and edit complex page layouts. The format used for creating and editing is WYSIWYG format.

This application is used by a number of designers to create multimedia projects for catalog, magazine, newspaper and flyers. The file format used to save the workspace is QXP. This format is not used as final printable file but is rather used for editing purposes. This file format contains all the information related to the working of the project. This format allows the user to use different tools and edit the already added effects which is not possible in other document formats.

Description of the problem
If you have on your computer a .QXP file that you cannot open, you are in exactly the same situation as thousands of other people who have similar problems with this or any other unknown file.

There may be several reasons why you cannot open the file with .QXP extension. Directly on this website you can find a solution of the most common problem with the .QXP file – that you do not have on your computer the appropriate program to open the file.
Solution
From the list below, select the appropriate program, install it and double click on the icon of a file that did not want to open - the problem with the .QXP file extension should be solved. However, if this does not happen, go back to the website to learn about other possible causes of the error, which have been described at the bottom of the website.
Category
Layout Files
Developer
Quark Software
Popularity
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Last updated
July 21, 2014
File name: QuarkXPress Project File
Programs that will open this file:
Windows
Windows
Q2ID (Quark To InDesign) Q2ID (Quark To InDesign)
QuarkXPress QuarkXPress
Mac OS
Mac OS
Adobe InDesign Adobe InDesign
QuarkXPress QuarkXPress
Remember!
The .QXP file extension can correspond to several not related file formats. If there is more than one file format with the .QXP extension, you will probably find most of them at this website. Remember that you need to download a program to support a particular file type. So first look through the entire contents of the website to select a program to support just the file you have.

Other possible reasons why your .QXP file does not want to open

In addition to the problem described above, i.e. the lack of the appropriate application to support the .QXP file, there may be several reasons that cause problems with opening and operation of the data format:

1. Incorrect version of the installed application

A quite common problem is the lack of application in the appropriate version. Even if you have an application, with the help of which you should open the .QXP file, you may have a problem with it because of its version. Perhaps in previous versions the application has not yet supported the .QXP file, so download the update and check again.

2. Incorrect .QXP file association with the program

If you have already installed the appropriate application, and it is the correct version, the file may not open correctly, because the operating system does not have information that this program supports the file. So you need to "show" which program the computer should use. To do this:

  • Right-click the .QXP file
  • Go to the "Open with" - then "Choose default program ..."
  • Locate the appropriate application
  • Click "OK"

3. The file is corrupt

It also happens that the file you want to open is corrupt and therefore there is no such possibility. In this situation, you should find its different version, or ask a person from whom you got, to send it again.