Open maps, scenes, layers, apps, tools, and files you find in the website byclicking the Open link under the item's thumbnail or byclicking the thumbnail itself. By default, the item opens in themost appropriate app—web apps open in a webbrowser, maps open in the map viewer, and layer packages open inArcGIS for Desktop. If you want, you can override the default. Toselect where an item opens, click the Open arrowunder the item and click where you want to open the item. For example, youcould choose to open a map in ArcGIS for Desktopinstead of the map viewer.
Some items can be opened in ArcGIS desktop apps. Desktop apps include ArcGIS for Desktop, ArcGIS Explorer Desktop, Operations Dashboard for ArcGIS, and Esri CityEngine.
Note:
By default, search results include web content only. To showArcGIS desktop content, such as layer packages, check the box next to Show ArcGIS Desktop Content.
The sections below list where you open the maps, layers, apps, tools, and files you find in search results. For a comprehensive list of supported items, see What can you add to your portal?
Open in map viewer
Web Map
Open in scene viewer
Web Scene
Add to map
- Elevation Layer (ArcGIS Server image service)
- Feature Layer (ArcGIS Server feature service, ArcGIS Server stream service, hosted feature layer)
- Imagery Layer (ArcGIS Server image service)
- KML
- Map Image Layer (ArcGIS Server map service)
- Tile Layer (hosted tile layer)
- WMS
Add to scene
- Elevation Layer (ArcGIS Server image service)
- Feature Layer (ArcGIS Server feature service, hosted feature layer)
- Map Image Layer (ArcGIS Server map service)
- Scene Layer (scene service)
- Tile Layer (hosted tile layer)
View application
- Application
- CityEngine Web Scene
- Web Mapping Application
Get application
Mobile Application
Open
- Document Link
- PDF (.pdf)
Open in ArcGIS for Desktop
- Desktop Add In (.esriaddin)
- Feature Layer (ArcGIS Server feature service, hosted feature layer)
- Geoprocessing Package (.gpk)
- Geoprocessing service
- Globe Document (.3dd)
- Globe Service
- Imagery Layer (ArcGIS Server image service)
- KML (.kml, .kmz, .zip)
- Layer (.lyr)
- Layer Package (.lpk)
- Locator Package (.gpk)
- Map Document (.mxd, .msd)
- Map Image Layer (ArcGIS Server map service)
- Map Package (.mpk)
- Published Map (.pmf)
- Scene Document (.sxd)
- Tile Package (.tpk)
- Tile Layer (hosted tile layer)
- Web Map
- WMS
Open in Explorer Desktop
- Explorer Add In (.eaz)
- Explorer Layer (.nmc)
- Explorer Map (.ncfg,.nmf)
Open in Operations Dashboard (Desktop)
Operations View
Open in Operations Dashboard (Browser)
Operations View
Download
- ArcPad Package (.zip)
- Computer-Aided Design Drawing (.zip)
- CityEngine Web Scene (.3ws)
- Code sample (.zip)
- CSV (.csv, .zip)
- Desktop Application (.zip)
- Desktop Application Template (.zip)
- File Geodatabase (.zip)
- Geoprocessing Package (.gpk)
- Geoprocessing Sample (.zip)
- Image (.jpg, .jpeg, .png, .tif, .tiff)
- iWork Keynote (.zip)
- iWork Numbers (.zip)
- iWork Pages (.zip)
- KML (.kml, .kmz ,.zip)
- Layer (.lyrx)
- Layout (.pagx)
- Layer Package (.lpk)
- Locator Package (.gcpk)
- Map Package(.mpk)
- Map Template (.zip)
- Microsoft Excel (.xls, .xslx)
- Microsoft PowerPoint (.ppt, .pptx)
- Microsoft Word (.doc, .docx)
- Mobile Basemap Package (.bpk)
- Mobile Map Package (.mmpk)
- PDF (.pdf)
- Project Template (.aptx)
- Pro Map (.mapx)
- Service Definition (.sd)
- Shapefile (.zip)
- Tile Package (.tpk)
- Visio Document (.vsd)
- Workflow Manager Package (.wpk)
- Windows Mobile Package (.wmpk)
No open options
The following tools contain details only. Details often contain information on how to access the tool through APIs. There is no open option.
- Geodata Service
- Geocoding Service
- Geometry Service
- Network Analysis Service
- Operations Dashboard Add-In (.opdashboardaddin)
