Files with the extension . mxd are ArcMap document files. MXD stands for Map Exchange Document. Only products related to the ArcGIS suite produced by Esri can read and open MXD files.

What program can open MXD files?

ArcGIS Pro, the new desktop application from Esri, supports the import of MXD files.

How do I open an MXD file in ArcGIS?

To bring your ArcMap, ArcGlobe, and Scenes into ArcGIS Pro, just click Import Map on the Insert tab. You can also drag and drop the map documents from the ArcMap Catalog window to the ArcGIS Pro Catalog pane or Catalog view. When you import a map document (. mxd), each data frame is imported as a separate map.