.xsn template
Unpacks the CAB archive and reads every member: the manifest.xsf for the solution name and version, the .xsd schema for the field catalogue (name, type and dotted path), and the .xsl view transforms.
Local, read-only recovery for Microsoft InfoPath records
Microsoft retired InfoPath. Your retention obligations didn't retire with it.
The .xsn templates and filled-in .xml records sitting in
your SharePoint libraries and share drives — expense claims, HR files,
inspection logs — are now files nothing opens. The duty to produce them on
request is unchanged. XSN Rescue reads them on your own machine and
gets the data out to CSV, JSON, HTML and an archival PDF per record, with a written
record of exactly what it did.
An online converter works by sending your file to a server you don't control. XSN Rescue doesn't: your records are read and recovered on your own machine, and nothing is uploaded. Where the records carry a retention or confidentiality duty, that is usually the difference that decides it.
No account, no card, nothing uploaded. The free download opens your own .xsn / .xml read-only, so you see exactly what comes back before you decide.
- Read-only — your original
.xsn/.xmlis never changed - Runs on your computer — nothing uploaded, no InfoPath or Microsoft 365 licence needed
- Buy once — £499 for your whole organisation, up to 25 activated devices, 14-day money-back guarantee
Runs on macOS 10.15 or later — one universal download for Intel and Apple silicon. There is no Windows build today; a Windows version is planned — tell us you need it.
Signed and notarised with Apple under our Developer ID, High Caliber Trading Ltd — macOS checks it with Apple before it first runs, and shows you our company name, not "unidentified developer".
See it work
Real recovered output, from a genuine InfoPath form.
These are actual screenshots from a real recovery run — nothing staged. A full, unedited video walkthrough is coming; until then, here is exactly what you get back.
The free download shows you all of this on your own files. The licence turns the screen into files you can keep — CSV, JSON, HTML and an archival PDF per record, for your whole organisation. See pricing →
The problem
The software is gone. Your legal duty to the data isn't.
Those .xsn templates and filled-in .xml forms hold real
records — personal data, expense claims, HR files, inspection logs. If you're
required to keep them readable and produce them on request — for retention, audit
or a subject-access request — that duty didn't retire with the software.
A record you can no longer read is still a record you are responsible for.
XSN Rescue gets the data back out and readable — locally, on your own machine, nothing uploaded — before the records are lost to a dead format.
Reads onlyYour source file is opened as an input and never written back to — your original stays exactly as it was.
Local by designRecovery runs entirely on your computer — the recovery engine contains no networking code. The app's only online action is checking your licence key — when you activate it, and occasionally to re-confirm it. It sends the key, never your files.
Open exportsThe recovered field data comes out as CSV and JSON, plus a readable HTML rendering of the form and a self-contained archival PDF per record.
What it actually recovers
Real parsing — because InfoPath is built on open standards.
An .xsn template is a Microsoft Cabinet (CAB) archive of open XML
files; a form-data .xml is plain XML. There's no proprietary binary
and no encryption, so XSN Rescue parses the format for real. Everything below
is what the tool does today.
.xml instance it walks the element tree and recovers every filled-in leaf value — with entity decoding, CDATA handling, and repeating/nested sections disambiguated by indexed field paths.
.docx / .xlsx you can open), saved alongside the record.
source_modified: false) recorded for every file. Files are classified by content, so even a mislabelled .xsn or .xml is handled correctly.
Scope & compatibility
What it recovers — and what it honestly doesn't.
We separate what the tool does from what it doesn't, so there are no surprises. The right-hand column is stated plainly rather than glossed over.
Recovers today
.xsn form template (CAB) → solution name & version .xsd schema → field catalogue (name, type, path) .xml form data → every filled-in value Attachments → decoded from base64 back into real files .xsl views preserved in the HTML rendering Export → CSV · JSON · HTML + archival PDF per record + estate-inventory report + recovery reportNot recovered (stated honestly)
Code-behind (managed code / script) — not executed External data connections & user-role logic Digital signatures — surfaced, not cryptographically verified Archival PDF uses a standard Latin font (no font embedding) — out-of-set characters are marked[U+XXXX] and counted; the JSON export preserves the exact text as read from the file
Which InfoPath forms? XSN Rescue parses the open XML and CAB structure of InfoPath files directly, so it opens filled-in forms and templates from the InfoPath 2010 / 2013 era — the versions most SharePoint form libraries and share drives are still holding today — and will also open data from other InfoPath versions. Every run writes a recovery report saying exactly what it found, so you can see what came out.
On the XSL views: XSN Rescue does not execute the template's XSL. It lays the recovered fields out itself, as a readable HTML table of labels and values, and preserves each of the template's XSL view transforms verbatim beside it — so the original view definition is kept with the data rather than re-rendered. Conditional formatting, script and ActiveX/managed-code behaviours are therefore not reproduced. The recovered data table is what the tool is for — and the report on every run states what it read and what it could not.
For records-retention & audit
Turn a share drive of forms into a self-contained archive.
Records-retention, audit and estate handovers need more than a CSV: they need a durable, human-readable archive that stands on its own. XSN Rescue produces exactly that — from the same single rescue pass, so it is never a second scan. All of it is generated locally, with nothing uploaded, and it's included in the one price.
archive-manifest.csv (one row per exported record) and an archive-index.html that links to every archival PDF — including an honest row, with the reason, for any source that yielded nothing. Nothing is dropped silently, and an auditor can find any record fast.
estate-inventory.html, estate-inventory.json (machine-readable) and a one-page estate-inventory.pdf — the report a compliance officer or executor actually hands over.
Everything above comes from one local rescue pass — nothing leaves your machine, and it's included in the one price. One scope note: the batch estate deliverables run across a whole folder of records at once and produce a single estate inventory over the set. Each run writes a recovery report of exactly what it processed, so the output is self-describing.
Under audit, handling a subject-access request, or consolidating several locations? That's the job of the Estate tier — compare Estate and Enterprise.
Why now
InfoPath retired on 14 July 2026. Your records didn't.
Microsoft retired InfoPath Forms Services in SharePoint Online on 14 July 2026
Microsoft's published date, not ours. Nothing happened to your records that day — but the number of machines that can open them only goes down from here
The risk isn't a ticking clock on this page — it's the ordinary day an InfoPath install
is no longer around (a new machine, an OS upgrade, a decommissioned server) and the
.xsn won't open. The sensible move is simply to make sure you can still get
the data out before that day, whenever it comes. XSN Rescue is built for
exactly that. We'd rather you export early and never need us than lose the records.
For an organisation the point is sharper: a retention policy, an audit or a subject-access request cares about the records inside the form, and those obligations don't retire with the app. Preserving a readable, auditable archive of your InfoPath data before the app is gone — while extracting is still easy — is simply good records-keeping.
Read the InfoPath retirement guides
Free and manual options included, not just ours:
what happens to your forms after 14 July ·
how to archive your form data ·
export & recover .xsn data ·
an archivist's checklist.
Your three options
What each route actually costs you.
A free converter isn't free. You pay for it with the records you upload — and you find out the price later.
Can't I just get my data out for free?
Partly, yes. A .xsn file is really a renamed archive: rename it to
.cab and any unzip tool spills out the form's inner files, and there are free
online converters too. For a quick peek at one file, you don't need us. But your organisation
doesn't just need to open these records — it has to keep them safe and recoverable,
and the free route asks you to hand sensitive records to a third party to do it. That gap is
what your £499 closes.
It handles your data the way a custodian has to — where free tools fall down.
- Your files and their data never leave your computer. XSN Rescue reads and recovers your forms entirely on your own machine — your forms are never uploaded, to us or to anyone. (The only time it goes online at all is a one-time check of your licence key — it sends the key, never your files.) Free online converters do the opposite: they work by sending your records to someone else's server, so a copy of that personal or sensitive data then sits outside your control — the exact risk that handling data responsibly is meant to avoid.
- Every run writes a recovery report. You get a dated record of which files were read, what was recovered, what couldn't be, and the read-only mode used — a written record of what the tool did that you can keep for your own files, instead of a silent black box.
- Your originals are never changed — and you can check for yourself.
XSN Rescue opens every
.xsnand.xmlfile strictly read-only, and each run records a SHA-256 checksum of every file before and after — so you don't have to take our word for it. - Buy once, for the whole organisation. No InfoPath, no Microsoft 365, no per-file or per-page fees, no subscription — £499 once, covering up to 25 activated devices across your organisation. So doing the careful thing isn't an ongoing cost.
And you get your data back — usable, not raw.
- Free extraction hands you fragments, not a readable record of what people actually entered. XSN Rescue gives you the values with their labels — as CSV and JSON (open in Excel or a database), readable HTML, and one archival PDF per record.
- Point it at a folder of hundreds or thousands of files and it recovers them in a single pass, with one estate inventory across every form in that folder.
- Attachments and embedded documents come back as real, openable files with their original filenames where the source recorded them.
Free tools are fine for a quick look inside one file. XSN Rescue is for when your organisation needs its data back — private, checkable for yourself, itemised in a report you can keep, and recovered without handing your records to anyone else.
Pricing
Buy it once. No subscription, ever.
One flat price for your whole organisation — no per-seat counting, and no subscription for reading your own forms. Most organisations need Standard. Estate and Enterprise exist for records under audit and for groups covering several entities.
Most organisations start here
XSN Rescue Standard
£499 one-time payment · no subscription, everone organisation · up to 25 devices
One perpetual licence for your whole organisation. Recover your .xsn
templates and filled-in .xml records to CSV, JSON and HTML, with a
self-contained archival PDF for every recovered record, attachments decoded back
into real files, an estate-inventory report over every form in that folder, and an honest
recovery report on every run. Done locally on your own machine — nothing uploaded,
no InfoPath or Microsoft 365 licence needed.
Download the free version first — open your own files, see what's recoverable, then buy the licence to export.
Buy your licence — £499Available worldwide — your local currency and any applicable tax are shown at checkout (handled by our payment provider, Lemon Squeezy, as merchant of record). 14-day guarantee: full refund if it can't recover your data.
XSN Rescue Estate
£999 one-time payment · no subscription, everone organisation · up to 25 devices
Everything in Standard, plus a governance layer for an estate under scrutiny: eDiscovery and subject-access search across your whole recovered corpus with a methodology report, ongoing re-verification so you can show nothing has drifted between audits, hash-chained auditor evidence packs with a free verifier anyone can check, and an automation licence to run it headless on a schedule with a named support contact.
Buy Estate — £999XSN Rescue Enterprise
£1,995 one-time payment · no subscription, evergroup-wide · 100 activations
Everything in Estate, licensed across a whole group rather than one organisation: 100 activations on your group's key, so separate entities or sites can each install without buying again. Purchase-order and invoice billing available — email us and we'll raise one. Need a separate key per site, so one can be withdrawn without affecting the others? Tell us before you order and we'll set it up that way.
Buy Enterprise — £1,995Each tier is a superset — nothing is held back from a lower one to sell a higher one. Every export format, decoded attachments, the estate-inventory report and the SHA-256 integrity receipt all stay in Standard at £499. Estate and Enterprise only add artefacts, licensing and paperwork on top. All three run entirely on your own computer, read-only on your originals. See the full Estate and Enterprise detail.
System requirement: the app runs on macOS 10.15 or later, on both Intel and Apple silicon — one universal download, no separate versions. There is no Windows build today. A Windows version is planned — join the notify list and tell us you need Windows, so we can count the demand.
Comes with a 14-day money-back guarantee: if it doesn't do what this page says for your files, email support@highcaliberapplications.com within 14 days for a full refund (refund policy). Sold by High Caliber Trading Ltd, registered in England & Wales, company no. 13118124.
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FAQ
Straight answers.
Why £499?
Because it's priced against the alternative, not against an app. One licence covers your whole organisation, up to 25 devices, with no renewal — so compare it with someone spending a fortnight extracting forms by hand, or with having to explain an uploaded HR file to your data-protection lead. And you don't have to take our word for it: download it free, run it on your own records, and pay only if it works. If you buy and it can't recover your data, you have 14 days to get your money back.
What if I have thousands of files?
That's the normal case, and it's what the tool is built for. Point it at a folder and it works through everything it finds, then gives you an estate-inventory report: how many templates, how many records, how much data, and which files didn't parse and why. Nothing is skipped quietly — every file appears in the report with its outcome.
What if it can't read my forms?
You'll know before you pay — that is exactly what the free download is for. Open your own .xsn / .xml and see what comes back, on your own machine, with nothing uploaded. If you have already bought and it can't recover your data, tell us within 14 days and you get a full refund.
Will it change my original .xsn or .xml file?
No. It opens your file read-only — to read it, never to write to it. Your original is left exactly as it was, and every recovery report records source_modified: false for each file so you can check for yourself. Exports are saved as separate files.
Do I need InfoPath or a Microsoft 365 subscription to use it?
No. XSN Rescue reads the files directly on your own machine. You don't need InfoPath installed, and you don't need any Microsoft 365 licence or subscription.
Does it upload my files anywhere?
No. Recovery runs entirely on your own computer, with no upload and no account — the recovery engine contains no networking code. The only online action the app ever takes is checking your licence key — when you activate it, and occasionally to re-confirm it. It sends the key, never your files or their contents.
Which versions of InfoPath does it work on?
It reads filled-in forms and templates from the InfoPath 2010 / 2013 era — the versions most organisations still hold. Because it parses the open XML and CAB structure directly rather than relying on a specific InfoPath build, it also opens templates and data from other versions. Every run writes a recovery report telling you exactly what it found.
What exactly can it recover?
From an .xsn template: the solution name/version, the field catalogue (name, type, dotted path) from the XSD, and the XSL views. From a form-data .xml: every filled-in leaf value, including repeating and nested sections. Attachments inside a form are decoded from base64 back into real files (a Word or Excel document comes out as a valid .docx/.xlsx). It exports all of that to CSV, JSON and HTML, plus one self-contained archival PDF per recovered record, an estate-inventory report over every form in that folder, and a recovery report.
What can't it recover?
Form code-behind (managed code / script), external data connections and user-role logic are not executed or recovered — only the data and static layout. Digital signatures are surfaced as fields but not cryptographically verified. The archival PDF uses a standard Latin font, so out-of-set characters are marked [U+XXXX] and counted (the JSON export preserves the exact text as read from the file). The recovery report states this per file.
Does it crack passwords or bypass protection?
No — and it doesn't need to. InfoPath forms aren't encrypted. The tool reads files you already own and have the right to access; it performs no password cracking and no DRM circumvention.
Is there a Windows version?
Not today. The app runs on macOS 10.15 or later, on both Intel and Apple silicon — one universal download. A Windows version is planned, but no Windows build exists yet and we are not giving a date for one. If you need Windows, join the notify list and say so — that is how we count the demand. In the meantime, the free routes in our InfoPath guides work on Windows today.
Is this a Microsoft product?
No. It's independent and not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to Microsoft Corporation. "Microsoft" and "InfoPath" are trademarks of their owner, used here only to describe the file formats this tool reads.
Independent — not affiliated with Microsoft. XSN Rescue is an independent recovery tool. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, or connected to Microsoft Corporation. "Microsoft" and "InfoPath" are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation, referenced here solely to describe the file formats this tool reads (nominative use). InfoPath is a discontinued Microsoft product; this page states its published retirement date as honest context and creates no false urgency. The tool works only with files you already own and have the right to access; it performs no DRM removal, password cracking, or circumvention of technical protection. All product and file-format names are the property of their respective owners.