How to Open an MPLS File

Mathcad seems the likely program to open an MPLS

Mathcad Font file but it's unclear if it's actually openable by
the program itself or if the software just uses MPLS files
automatically when they're stored in a specific folder. Let
us know if you know either way for sure.

If your MPLS file is a Blu-ray Playlist file then any Blu-ray

player should be able to play the files listed in the playlist.
Otherwise, you can try a program like VLC, Media Player
Classic Home Cinema (MPC-HC), MediaPlayerLite, JRiver
Media Center, or CyberLink PowerDVD.

BDInfo is a portable program (it doesn't need to be installed

in order to use it) that can open MPLS files, too. This
program can use the MPLS file to see how long the video
files are and which specific videos the MPLS file references.

Is your MPLS file in none of the above formats? It's possible that
you have one that's completely different and therefore can't
be opened in any of these programs. If so, try viewing the
MPLS file as a text file with a text editor
program like Notepad++. You might find some text at the
very beginning or end of the file that indicates what format
it's in, which can help you find a suitable application for
opening or editing it.

If you find that you have more than one program that opens
MPLS files but the one that's doing it by default isn't the one
you'd like, this is pretty easy to change. See How to Change
File Associations in Windows for help doing that.

How to Convert an MPLS File

We don't have any specific information on converting MPLS
files that are used with Mathcad, but if it's possible to
convert them then you can probably do so with the Mathcad
program through some sort of File > Save
As  or Export menu option.

If your MPLS file is a Blu-ray Playlist file, remember that it's

just a playlist file and not an actual video file. This means
you can't convert an MPLS file to MKV, MP4, or any other
video file format. That said, you can, of course,
convert actual video files from one format to another with
a free video file converter.

The same is true for subtitle formats like SRT. MPLS to SRT

isn't a proper conversion method because the MPLS file is
just a list of video files, not a stream of text that can be
displayed as subtitles during a movie.

Still Can't Open the File?

Something you might consider if you still can't open your
MPLS file even after trying the programs from above, is that
you're misreading the file extension. Some file extensions
belong to formats that are completely unrelated to the ones
mentioned on this page, even if the suffixes do look a lot
alike.

MPN, MSP (Windows Installer Patch), MLP (Meridian

Lossless Packing Audio), MPY (Media Control Interface
Command Set), and PML (Process Monitor Log) files are just
a few examples, but many more could be given.

If you find out that the file extension really isn't MPLS, then
research the real one to learn more about the format, which
should help you find a program capable of opening or
converting it.