(last updated 2017-01-19) Type name: application Subtype name: vnd.recordare.musicxml Required parameters: none Optional parameters: none Encoding considerations: binary Security considerations: This compressed format shares security considerations common to both compressed formats and zip-based formats. Additional security issues associated with this type have not been assessed. Interoperability considerations: none Published specification: http://www.musicxml.org/dtds/index.html The zip-based container format is described in the container.dtd file. Applications that use this media type: The uncompressed XML version of this format is used by Finale, Sibelius, and over 75 other applications, listed at: http://www.recordare.com/xml/software.html Finale 2008 and Xenoage Player currently support the compressed format. We expect more of the applications that support the uncompressed format to add support for the compressed version over time. Additional information: Magic number(s): File extension(s): mxl Macintosh file type code(s): MXML Person & email address to contact for further information: W3C Music Notation Community Group public-music-notation&w3.org Intended usage: Common Restrictions on usage: none Author: Recordare LLC Change controller: W3C Music Notation Community Group public-music-notation&w3.org (file created 2007-08-13)