Extract text from 137 files
To convert your 137 file to another format, you need Darknet or other Developer software.
To convert other file formats to the "Machine Learning Model" file type, you need software like Darknet or a similar tool.
The .137 file extension - most notably found as yolov4.conv.137 - represents pre-trained convolutional layer weights for the CSPDarknet53 backbone, used specifically within the Darknet neural network framework to initialize the training of YOLOv4 object detection models. Unlike standard weights files which contain the full model, this specific binary file provides the initial feature extraction layers required to accelerate training on custom datasets via transfer learning.
The main limitation for developers is that .137 files are locked into the specialized Darknet C-based environment. They are raw binary dumps that cannot be opened in text editors, viewed in standard image viewers, or directly imported into modern Python-centric frameworks like PyTorch or TensorFlow without specific parsing scripts. Users often find themselves needing to convert these legacy Darknet weights into interoperable formats to deploy models on mobile devices or web browsers. For deployment and broader compatibility, the best practice is to convert these weights to .ONNX (Open Neural Network Exchange) for cross-platform runtime support, PB (TensorFlow Frozen Graph) for production environments, or PT for PyTorch research workflows.
Convert.Guru analyzes your 137 file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
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If you want to convert 137 file to TMP, TEMP, CACHE, LOG, BAK, OLD, NEW, PART, DOWNLOAD, CRDOWNLOAD, LOCK or PID, you can use Darknet or similar software from the "Neural Network Weights" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert DEVICE, CACHE, SOCK, SYMLINK, PID, MOUNT, FIFO, LOG, PIPE, TMP, JUNCTION or TEMP files to 137, try Darknet or another comparable tool in the "Neural Network Weights" category.
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