.cwl
1 claimant
1 primary
0 secondary
unambiguous primary
SWH popularity
Distinct files in the full Software Heritage archive (2026-06-04 export), dated by first appearance, following Desmazières, Di Cosmo, Lorentz (MSR 2025). Case-aggregated. citation.
343.5K
total files
136.9K
first seen 2021–2025 (39.8%)
2020
median year (half its files since)
Case variants in archive: .cwl (343.5K), .CWL (1), .Cwl (1) — aggregated above.
Attribution status
This extension is attributed to Common Workflow Language as primary by 2 authoritative claims.
Authoritative sources: ✓ Linguist ✗ Pygments · no claim ✓ Wikidata · Q56291707 ✗ Wikipedia · no claim
Claimants (2)
Languages that list
.cwl among their extensions. Strength reflects whether the upstream source treated it as their primary extension.| Language | Source | Strength |
|---|---|---|
| Common Workflow Language | linguist | primary |
| Common Workflow Language | wikidata | primary |
SWH-mined examples (0)
No archived examples for .cwl in our local mirror yet.