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title: "Universal format"
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description: "The universal format is a PageSeeder file collection structure used outside PageSeeder, employing PSML for representing documents and metadata. Refer to PSML documentation for additional details."
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# Universal format

The universal format refers to a collection of PageSeeder files when outside PageSeeder. It consists of a file organization and uses [PSML](/psml/universal_format/psml.md) as a representation for PageSeeder documents and their metadata.

See the PSML documentation on the [Universal format](/psml/universal_format.md) for more details.