---
title: "Webloc to URL"
description: "Convert Mac .webloc website shortcuts, or a ZIP of them, into Windows .url Internet Shortcuts. XML and binary weblocs, optional CSV. Files are not uploaded."
url: https://findutils.com/convert/webloc-to-url/
category: convert
---

# Webloc to URL

Convert Mac .webloc website shortcuts, or a ZIP of them, into Windows .url Internet Shortcuts. XML and binary weblocs, optional CSV. Files are not uploaded.

**Use this tool:** [Webloc to URL](https://findutils.com/convert/webloc-to-url/)

## Programmatic access

- REST id `webloc-to-url`: POST https://api.findutils.com/api/tools/webloc-to-url/execute (reference: https://findutils.com/api/webloc-to-url/)
- MCP tool `webloc_to_url` on https://mcp.findutils.com (reference: https://findutils.com/mcp/webloc-to-url/)

## Why Use Webloc to URL?

A Mac saves a web link as a .webloc file: drag an address out of Safari onto the desktop, or receive a folder of links from a Mac user, and that is what you get. Windows does not recognise .webloc as a shortcut, so on a PC each one has to be opened in a text editor and the address copied out by hand. Webloc to URL reads a whole pile of them at once, in the browser, and writes each as a Windows .url Internet Shortcut that opens with a double-click, keeping the original name.

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do I open a .webloc file on Windows?

Convert it to a .url Internet Shortcut. Drop the .webloc on this page and download the .url file; Windows opens that in the default browser with a double-click. To only read the address, open the .webloc in Notepad: an XML webloc shows the URL between string tags.

### What is the difference between a .webloc and a .url file?

Both store a single web address. A .webloc is the Mac format, a property list with a URL key. A .url is the Windows format, a small INI text file with a URL= line under [InternetShortcut]. Each system opens its own format with a double-click.

### Can I convert a whole folder of weblocs at once?

Yes. Select all the files and drop them, or compress the folder into a ZIP and drop that. Every .webloc inside the ZIP is read, including those in subfolders, and the results download together as webloc-url.zip.

### Does it read binary .webloc files?

Yes. A binary property list is detected by its bplist header and read as bytes, so both XML and binary weblocs convert. A file that is damaged or is not a property list is listed as skipped with the reason.

### Why was a file skipped?

Each skipped file is listed with its reason. The usual ones are that the file is empty, that it is not a readable property list, or that the property list has no URL key. A .url file dropped here is skipped because it is already a Windows shortcut, and a .lnk is skipped because it is a binary Windows shortcut to a program or folder, not a .webloc.

### Can I get a list of the URLs instead of files?

Yes. Turn on Also download CSV for a webloc-urls.csv file with a name and url column, or leave it off and use Copy all URLs to put every address on the clipboard, one per line.

### Does the page open or check the links?

No. The addresses are copied as text and never requested, so no website learns about your shortcuts and a link that no longer works still converts.

### Are my files uploaded?

No. The .webloc files and ZIPs are read by JavaScript in your browser tab and the .url files are created there. Analytics and ads may load on the page, but no request carries your files or the links in them.

### How do I convert Windows .url files to .webloc?

Use [URL to Webloc](https://findutils.com/convert/url-to-webloc/), the reverse of this page. It reads .url Internet Shortcuts and writes .webloc files that Finder opens.

## Related Tools

- [URL to Webloc](https://findutils.com/convert/url-to-webloc/)
- [Internet Shortcuts to CSV](https://findutils.com/convert/internet-shortcuts-to-csv/)
- [Plist JSON Converter](https://findutils.com/developers/plist-json-converter/)
- [Clean ZIP](https://findutils.com/convert/clean-zip/)
- [Bookmarks HTML to CSV](https://findutils.com/convert/bookmarks-html-to-csv/)