.DPL File Extension

2 file types use the .dpl file extension.

Delphi Package Library

Developer Embarcadero Technologies
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What is a DPL file?

A DPL file is a dynamically linked library (DLL) used by Embarcadero Delphi and designed specifically for modular application development in Delphi’s package system. It contains precompiled components, units, or classes that developers use to package reusable code that functions across Delphi projects.

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Embarcadero Delphi is an integrated development environment (IDE) that creates Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, and Linux applications. Developers use DPL files to extend Delphi applications by dynamically loading and linking libraries at runtime. This is particularly useful for component-based development, where custom user interface (UI) elements, database drivers, or other functionality can be packaged separately and integrated as needed, which makes development more efficient by reducing redundancy and ensuring consistency across projects..

NOTE: Versions 3 and earlier of Delphi used DPL files until Embarcadero Technologies replaced them with .BPL files in version 4.

How to open a DPL file

You can open DPL files with Embarcadero Delphi. For example, you can load a DPL file in a Delphi project (.DPR or .DPROJ file) by selecting Project → Options and click Runtime Packages under Packages.

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Programs that open DPL files

Windows

PotPlayer Playlist

Developer Kakau Corp.
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2.0  |  1 Vote
 

A DPL file may also be a playlist created by Kakau PotPlayer, a free multimedia player for Windows. It contains a plain text list of one or more files, folders, and URLs that PotPlayer references to play back media, such as music or videos. PotPlayer users create playlists to organize audio and video they want to play back at certain times, whether relaxing at home, at a party, or during a presentation.

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Screenshot of a .dpl file in Kakau PotPlayer 1.7
DPL file open in Kakau PotPlayer 1.7

To display the Playlist panel in PotPlayer, select PotPlayer → Playlist. Once opened, you can choose Add to add a file, folder, or URL to the playlist.

If you want to save the playlist as a DPL file, right-click the Playlist panel and select Playlist → Save playlist as. PotPlayer does not save actual audio or video data in the DPL file. Instead, it saves references to the locations of the files or folders (if you add a file or folder to the playlist).

How to open a DPL file

You can open DPL files with Kakau PotPlayer in Windows. To open a DPL file, right-click the Playlist panel and select Playlist → Open a playlist.

How to convert a DPL file

Kakau PotPlayer can convert DPL files to various file types (select Playlist → Save playlist as), including the following formats:

  • .PLS - Multimedia Playlist File
  • .M3U - M3U Media Playlist
  • .M3U8 - UTF-8 M3U Playlist
  • .ASX - Microsoft ASF Redirector File

Programs that open DPL files

Windows

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