Extract text from CIRC files
To convert your CIRC file to another format, you need Logisim or other Cad software.
To convert other file formats to the "Circuit Schematic File" file type, you need software like Logisim or a similar tool.
A .CIRC file is most commonly associated with Logisim, an educational tool for designing and simulating digital logic circuits. These files rely on an XML-based structure to define gates, wires, and circuit components. A secondary but significant use (approx. 20%) is within Festo FluidSIM, where the extension stores pneumatic, hydraulic, or electrical circuit diagrams, often compressed via GZIP.
A common issue with .CIRC files is their dependency on specific environment setups. The original Logisim software is discontinued and requires a Java Runtime Environment (JRE) to function, creating friction for users on modern OS architectures or mobile devices. Similarly, FluidSIM files are locked behind proprietary, licensed software often unavailable to students outside a lab environment. Neither format is natively supported by web browsers, forcing users to rely on screenshots for sharing.
For documentation, homework submissions, or web embedding, the optimal workflow is converting these schematics to universal raster formats like PNG or JPG to preserve visual fidelity without requiring the original simulation engine. For archiving or printing technical diagrams, converting to PDF ensures vector-like scalability and widespread compatibility.
Convert.Guru analyzes your CIRC file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
Users also converted CIR, PDF, XML, CRC, DAT, TXT, PNG, CCT, RAR, TSX, ZIP, IPYNB and AAE files.
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 CIRC converter.