The Google Earth web browser application and Google Earth Pro desktop application are common choices. You can open KML files with a variety of mapping applications for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, and iOS. KMZ files, which are Zip-compressed to save space when sharing the files with other users.

To do this, right-click a feature in the 3D Viewer of Google Earth Pro and select Copy, then paste it into a TXT file open in a text editor. Since KML files are saved in plain text, users may create KML files from scratch or by copying features from Google Earth Pro. To create a KML file in Google Earth, click the 'Projects' icon in the left pane, select 'Create,' and choose 'Create KML file.' To create a KML file in Google Earth Pro, select File → Save → Save Place As., then choose 'Kml' from the dropdown menu. Most KML files are created with Google Earth or Google Earth Pro. They are also supported by other mapping applications, such as Blue Marble Geographics Global Mapper and ESRI ArcGIS Pro. KML files are primarily associated with the Google Earth web application and Google Earth Pro desktop program. The format eventually became a worldwide standard for geographic annotation and visualization in 2D and 3D geographic mapping programs. for Keyhole Earth Viewer, a mapping program that was acquired by Google in 2004. The KML format was originally developed by Keyhole, Inc.

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