Opening LEG Files

The LEG file type is primarily associated with 7-Zip.

LEG	File extension: LEG
	File type:	zipped legislative archive

What is a LEG file

LEG files mostly belong to 7-Zip. LEG files are files used to store EU legislative texts in a compressed format. They are essentially a ZIP archive that contains structured XML data.
These files are produced and managed by systems such as the Legislative Editor and are used to maintain official legislative content.
Key details summarized by FilExt.com include:

• Internal Format: A ZIP archive carrying XML-based data.
• Content: Legislative texts with embedded metadata.
• Usage: For storing and processing EU legal documents.

FilExt.com note: To open a LEG file, use a common ZIP extractor like 7-Zip to unarchive the file. Once extracted, view the XML content with a text editor or specialized legislative software.

How to open a LEG file

You need a suitable software like 7-Zip to open a LEG file. Without proper software you will receive a Windows message "How do you want to open this file?" or "Windows cannot open this file" or a similar Mac/iPhone/Android alert. If you cannot open your LEG file correctly, try to right-click or long-press the file. Then click "Open with" and choose an application. You can also display a LEG file directly in the browser:. Just drag the file onto this browser window and drop it.

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LEG file extension format:

The file format determines how the data is stored in the file. The file format can be deduced from the file extension and the signature. However, different programs can use the same file extension, and file extensions can be assigned incorrectly. So a detailed analysis of a file is vital in order to determine the format and the associated program. Below is our analysis of the LEG files:

LEG is not a common file extension and includes many different file formats. The following file formats are most commonly found in LEG files:

• 15% of all LEG files use the ZIP algorithm, multiple files are compressed and combined into one LEG file. Such a ZIP file contains 2 to 30 files with names like main.xml and \renditions\. If you'd like to see the images and files included, just rename the file extension to .zip and double-click. The files are often between 3 KB and 640 KB in size. The keywords html, renditions and bill are typical for these files. Such LEG files store data about prop.
• 15% of all LEG files store the data in the XML file format. The Extensible Markup Language (XML) is a simple text-based format for representing structured information: documents, webpages, data, configuration, books, transactions, invoices, and much more. XML defines a set of rules for encoding documents in a format that is both human-readable and machine-readable. These files contain text and words, not binary data. LEG files can be up to 360 KB in size, but are often around 16 KB - 210 KB. Several words can almost always be found in the files, e.g. <?xml version="1.0", <Header>, CompanyCode, ExportDate, InstallationType, LEGroupList, UMVersion, encoding and windows-1252.

All other LEG files (70%) have no consistent format. If you want to find out what your LEG file contains, drag and drop it onto this page.