Files with .MXL extensions store compressed audio data in MusicXML format. MXL uses ZIP compression format that allow to save space (MXL files are similar in size to MIDI files). MXL format was introduced as an extension to MusicXML format to facilitate sheet music exchange and music archiving.
After converting the file to the new format, you will be able to use other programs to support it. Keep in mind, however, that the MXL file after converting to MIDI may differ slightly from the original. The most important information should be kept, but if you want the file after conversion from MXL to MIDI to be the same, you have to do this carefully and choose the proper application from the list below.
There is no guarantee, of course, that the conversion will come up to all your expectations, but it will certainly help you. If, after all, the effect of converting MXL to MIDI does not meet your expectations, you can simply try to find on the Internet a different version of your file in MXL format, properly converted to a MIDI file by someone else. If this fails, use the information provided in the further part of the website.
If after converting the file MXL the desired result was not achieved, you can try to change the format of MXL file to other than MIDI. On our website you will find more information on the following conversion options
Unfortunately, if after performing the two previously described steps (trying to find your MXL file converted by someone else, and the attempt to convert it to MIDI on your own) you still have a problem with your file, then there are only a few solutions left. You can once again try to find and install an application that can open the MXL file in its original format (without conversion to MIDI file). Such a solution will be difficult to implement, but it certainly will give the best result.