Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your ADML file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert ADML to another file type
To convert ADML Template files to another format, you need Group Policy Editor or other Settings software.
Convert a file to ADML
To convert other file formats to the "Administrative Template Language" file type, you need software like Group Policy Editor or a similar tool.
About ADML files
The .adml file is a language-specific Administrative Template file used by Microsoft Windows Group Policy. It contains the localized text strings (like English, Spanish, or French) that correspond to the policy settings defined in a companion admx file. Under the hood, these files use an XML structure, encoded in UTF-16 or UTF-8. Administrators primarily interact with these files using the Local Group Policy Editor on Windows. They are standard in Windows Server and enterprise-level desktop versions. Working directly with .adml files is frustrating if you are not actively using the Group Policy Editor. They are deeply nested XML files, making them hard to read in basic text editors. Furthermore, without the matching admx file, the text strings lack context. Sharing policy configurations with non-technical staff or compliance auditors requires you to extract the data first. To make the data readable for review or archiving, convert the .adml file. For code review, convert to standard XML or JSON. For documentation or auditing purposes, convert to TXT or PDF. Drop your file here to view and convert it securely right in your browser.
Convert.Guru analyzes your ADML file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
If you want to convert ADML file to SYS, DLL, EXE, DRV, VXD, 386, COM, BAT, CMD, SCR, PIF or LNK, you can use Group Policy Editor or similar software from the "Group Policy Localized Text" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert MSI, EXE, REG, MST, LNK, CAB, CAT, DRV, INF, SYS, MSU or DLL files to ADML, try Group Policy Editor or another comparable tool in the "Group Policy Localized Text" category.
The ADML 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 ADML converter.