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Perl file

Open and edit PL files

You can open, view and edit PL files for free right here in your browser, without VS Code and without uploading anything. Source code in Perl, created by Larry Wall in 1987. Known for strong text processing and regular expressions, it was long the glue of Unix systems and early web servers.

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View a PL file without VS Code

Open and viewYes
EditYes
Create a new oneNot yet
Save as PLYes, keeping what Anyfile doesn’t show
FormatBy Larry Wall, since 1987

Edit PL files

Keeps the original encoding (UTF-8, UTF-16 or Windows-1252), byte-order mark and line endings unless you change them.

More about the text and code editor

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Perl file

Source code in Perl, created by Larry Wall in 1987. Known for strong text processing and regular expressions, it was long the glue of Unix systems and early web servers.

Text processing, system administration and older CGI web scripts.

Opens in VS Code, Vim, Emacs, any text editor

Questions

How do I open a PL file without VS Code?

Drop it on this page, or choose it. It opens in Anyfile’s text and code editor right in your browser, with nothing to install and no account.

Can I edit a PL file online for free?

Yes. Keeps the original encoding (UTF-8, UTF-16 or Windows-1252), byte-order mark and line endings unless you change them..

Is my PL file uploaded?

No. It opens, changes and saves on your device. Nothing is sent to a server.