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TCL files: what are they and how do I open them?

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.tcl file type #1: TCL script source code

Files with tcl extension can be mostly encountered as scripts written and saved in TCL (Tool Command Language) format.

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File extension tcl is related to Tcl/Tk (Tool Command Language) and used for its scripts and other source code files.

Tcl (Tool Command Language) is a very powerful but easy to learn dynamic programming language, suitable for a very wide range of uses, including web and desktop applications, networking, administration, testing and many more. Open source and business-friendly, Tcl is a mature yet evolving language that is truly cross platform, easily deployed and highly extensible.

Tk is a graphical user interface toolkit that takes developing desktop applications to a higher level than conventional approaches. Tk is the standard GUI not only for Tcl, but for many other dynamic languages, and can produce rich, native applications that run unchanged across Windows, Mac OS X, Linux and more.

MIME types:
text/x-script.tcl
application/x-tcl

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.tcl file type #2: TextPad clip library

Files with tcl file extension might be also found as clip libraries for TextPad text editor.

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The tcl file extension is also related to the TextPad, a text editing software for Microsoft Windows operating system, developed by Helios.

The tcl file stores clip library used by TextPad.

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