

If you cannot open your MPX file correctly, try to right-click or long-press the 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. You need a suitable software like Project to open an MPX file. Other software solutions that can read MPX files include the previously mentioned Primavera and Sciforma. Compatibility: The ability to save in the MPX format has been discontinued in version 2000, while the ability to read the format is supported up to version 2010.

While it doesn't have to contain all record types, it always begins with a 'File Creation' record. The types of records and their order are set. Within each record are fields that contain information on the project. This file consists of records separated by carriage returns and line feeds.
