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What is an LSL file? An LSL file is a layout file meant to be used with LiveSplit, a timer program used by video game speedrunners. It contains XML data that alters LiveSplit's appearance. LSL files can control LiveSplit's size, text formatting, and background, as well as how the program shows a player's timer and splits.

More Information LSL file open in LiveSplit Speedrunners use LiveSplit to track how quickly they complete video games, sections of video games, and/or specific in-game challenges. They can then compare their times with other speedrunners' times, to see if they've set a new record. When a speedrunner first opens LiveSplit, the program appears as a simple black box with a white timer. Typically, speedrunners spruce up LiveSplit's appearance by editing the program's layout. For example, a speedrunner might add a title for their speedrun, show the titles of their splits (which are often loaded from an .LSS file), and change LiveSplit's size and background color. To edit LiveSplit's layout, speedrunners right-click in the program and select Edit Layout... . The program's Layout Editor then appears. After a speedrunner has finished editing LiveSplit's layout, they can save their custom layout by right-clicking in the program and selecting Save Layout or Save Layout As... . The layout will then be saved as an LSL file, which a speedrunner can reload the next time they open LiveSplit. NOTE: LSL files may contain references to .ASL files, which are LiveSplit Auto Splitter Scripts.

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.LSL File Extension

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What is an LSL file?

An LSL file is a layout file meant to be used with LiveSplit, a timer program used by video game speedrunners. It contains XML data that alters LiveSplit's appearance. LSL files can control LiveSplit's size, text formatting, and background, as well as how the program shows a player's timer and splits.

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LSL file open in LiveSplit

Speedrunners use LiveSplit to track how quickly they complete video games, sections of video games, and/or specific in-game challenges. They can then compare their times with other speedrunners' times, to see if they've set a new record.

When a speedrunner first opens LiveSplit, the program appears as a simple black box with a white timer. Typically, speedrunners spruce up LiveSplit's appearance by editing the program's layout. For example, a speedrunner might add a title for their speedrun, show the titles of their splits (which are often loaded from an .LSS file), and change LiveSplit's size and background color.

To edit LiveSplit's layout, speedrunners right-click in the program and select Edit Layout... . The program's Layout Editor then appears. After a speedrunner has finished editing LiveSplit's layout, they can save their custom layout by right-clicking in the program and selecting Save Layout or Save Layout As... . The layout will then be saved as an LSL file, which a speedrunner can reload the next time they open LiveSplit.

NOTE: LSL files may contain references to .ASL files, which are LiveSplit Auto Splitter Scripts.

How to open an LSL file

To open an LSL file in LiveSplit, right-click in the program and select Open Layout → From File... . Then, navigate to and select your LSL file. LiveSplit will then apply the layout settings your LSL file contains.

If necessary, you can also open an LSL file in any text editor, such as Microsoft Notepad (Windows), Apple TextEdit (Mac), or GitHub Atom (cross-platform), to edit the XML text it contains. For example, you might want to open and edit your LSL file in a text editor to update a path to an ASL file.

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Programs that open LSL files

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LiveSplit

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Discontinued

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GNU Emacs

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Any text editor

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Apple TextEdit

Included with OS

GitHub Atom

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Discontinued

Free

GNU Emacs

Free

Any text editor

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Vim

Free

GitHub Atom

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Discontinued

Free

GNU Emacs

Free

Any text editor

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Google Chrome Text

Included with OS

Category: Game Files

Updated: June 11, 2021

LightScribe Label

DeveloperHewlett-Packard
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Disc label design created with LightScribe Template Labeler, a disc label design program developed by Hewlett-Packard; contains text and/or images that can be burned into the top of a CD or DVD using a LightScribe disc burner.

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HP LightScribe Template Labeler

Category: Data Files

Updated: June 23, 2009

FAQ

What is an LSL file?↓
An LSL file is a layout file meant to be used with LiveSplit, a timer program used by video game speedrunners. It contains XML data that alters LiveSplit's appearance. LSL files can control LiveSplit's size, text formatting, and background, as well as how the program shows a player's timer and splits.
How do I open an .lsl file?↓
To open an LSL file in LiveSplit, right-click in the program and select Open Layout → From File.... Then, navigate to and select your LSL file. LiveSplit will then apply the layout settings your LSL file contains.

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