Extract text from ADL files
To convert your ADL file to another format, you need ADONIS or other Data software.
To convert other file formats to the "Process Model Definition" file type, you need software like ADONIS or a similar tool.
The .ADL extension primarily refers to the ADONIS Definition Language, a format generated by the BOC Group ADONIS Business Process Management (BPM) suite. These files store business process models, organizational charts, and IT architecture maps. The main challenge with .ADL files is their proprietary nature; they are designed to be imported back into the ADONIS ecosystem, making them inaccessible to stakeholders who do not possess a license for the software. Users often need to convert these models into universal formats like PDF or PNG for documentation, or XML to migrate the structured data into other BPM tools or databases.
In the healthcare sector, .ADL stands for Archetype Definition Language, a syntax used by the openEHR standard to define clinical data structures. While these are technically plain text files, their specialized syntax makes them difficult to read without an IDE like the ADL Workbench. Converting these to JSON, YAML, or standard XML makes the clinical definitions usable in modern web applications and Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems. A less common but critical variant is the AES31 Audio Decision List, used for transferring editing data between Digital Audio Workstations (DAWs) like Steinberg Nuendo.
Convert.Guru analyzes your ADL file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
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If you want to convert ADL file to CSV, JSON, XML, YAML, YML, TOML, INI, CFG, CONF, DAT, DB or SQL, you can use ADONIS or similar software from the "Business Process Modeling" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert DBF, XML, SQLITE, XLSX, SQL, TSV, ACCDB, YAML, MDB, CSV, ODS or JSON files to ADL, try ADONIS or another comparable tool in the "Business Process Modeling" category.
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