While searching for an answer to the question - How to open the SKM file? - you probably found websites, which offer software that was able to open any file extension. Do not be fooled, there is no one program that will allow you to work with any file extension, including the SKM file. Each program contains a different type of data and you need specialized software to properly work with the SKM file. Here is a list of programs that are designed to work with the SKM file - remember, these applications are able to open at most a few file extensions, they are designed to work with a specific data type.
| File type | SketchUp Materials Format |
| Developer | Trimble |
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If after installing the program from a list, you still cannot open a file with the SKM extension, the reason may be that the file is damaged. The solution may be to find a new copy of the SKM file you want to open
In this case, the easiest way is to use the tool built into the operating system for association of the SKM file with applications to support it. Double click on the file you cannot open - the operating system will display a list of programs that are likely to work with your SKM file. Choose one of them, or select the location on a disk where you installed one of the applications from our list. Windows should then open the SKM file using the program installed earlier.
Entries containing links of the SKM file extensions with applications is located in the HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT. If you do not know how to get to the Windows Registry, or how to make changes in it, ask a specialist for help. Lack of knowledge on the subject may cause irreversible changes on your computer.
There may be a situation when a computer virus passes itself off as the SKM file. In this case, such a file will definitely not be opened. Download a good antivirus program and scan the SKM file mentioned. If the antivirus application detects malicious data, it may signify that the SKM file is infected.
| SKETCH | Sketch Drawing |
| SK2 | ACD/ChemSketch Drawing Format |
| SKX | XLANG Schedule Format |
| SKB | SketchUp Backup Format |
| SK1 | SK1 Vector Drawing Format |
| SKIN | Skin Format |
| SKN | Skin Format |
| SKYPECHATSTYLE | Skype Chat Style Format |
| SKP | SketchUp Graphic File Format |
| SK | Safari Saved Browsing History Format |
