ACL Converter

Extract text from ACL files

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How to extract text from your ACL file

Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your ACL file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.

Convert ACL to another file type

To convert your ACL file to another format, you need Microsoft Office or other Settings software.

Convert a file to ACL

To convert other file formats to the "User Preference File" file type, you need software like Microsoft Office or a similar tool.

About ACL files

The .ACL extension primarily identifies the AutoCorrect List file used by Microsoft Office applications. These files function as a background database, storing your custom text shortcuts, automatic capitalization rules, and spelling corrections (e.g., auto-replacing "teh" with "the").

Why convert it?
While critical for daily productivity, .ACL files are typically hidden in system folders (%AppData%) and use a proprietary binary format. Users commonly encounter problems when trying to:

Migrate shortcuts to a new computer or a non-Microsoft application.
View entries without opening Word, as standard text editors display garbled characters.
Merge lists from different languages (e.g., US English vs. UK English).

Best Conversion Targets:

For Backup & Migration: Convert to CSV or TXT. This frees your data, allowing import into dedicated text expander tools like TextExpander or AutoHotkey.
For Archiving: Convert to PDF to maintain a readable hard copy of your custom rules.

Alternative Use Case:
In the financial sector, .ACL refers to project files from Diligent (formerly ACL Analytics). These contain audit scripts and fraud detection logic. Professionals should convert these to XLSX (Excel) or PDF to share findings with stakeholders who lack the specialized audit software.

Convert.Guru analyzes your ACL file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.

Users also converted DOCX, TXT, XLSX, PDF, ACSM, EXE and CRDOWNLOAD files.

FAQ

If you want to convert ACL file to TMP, TEMP, CACHE, LOG, BAK, OLD, NEW, PART, DOWNLOAD, CRDOWNLOAD, LOCK or PID, you can use Microsoft Office or similar software from the "AutoCorrect Text Substitutions" 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 ACL, try Microsoft Office or another comparable tool in the "AutoCorrect Text Substitutions" category.

The ACL Converter Story

The history of Convert.Guru began over 25 years ago in California with Tom Simondi’s file-format database. A former contributor to Space Shuttle development and a software pioneer of the 1980s, Simondi established a trusted resource for file type analysis that was even referenced by Microsoft Windows XP. Today, we use modern technology to process and convert thousands of file formats while continually improving our ACL converter.