How to extract text from your CMAP file
- Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your CMAP file.
- You’ll see a preview, if available.
- Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert CMAP to another file type
To convert your CMAP file to another format, you need IHMC CmapTools or other Data software.
- CMAP to PDF
- CMAP to CSV
- CMAP to JSON
- CMAP to XML
- CMAP to YAML
- CMAP to YML
- CMAP to TOML
- CMAP to INI
- CMAP to CFG
- CMAP to CONF
- CMAP to DAT
- CMAP to DB
Convert a file to CMAP
To convert other file formats to the "Knowledge Modeling File" file type, you need software like IHMC CmapTools or a similar tool.
- DBF to CMAP
- XML to CMAP
- SQLITE to CMAP
- XLSX to CMAP
- SQL to CMAP
- TSV to CMAP
- ACCDB to CMAP
- YAML to CMAP
- MDB to CMAP
- CSV to CMAP
- ODS to CMAP
- JSON to CMAP
About CMAP files
A .cmap file is primarily a concept map created using IHMC CmapTools, a knowledge modeling kit designed to construct, navigate, and criticize knowledge models represented as concept maps. These files encapsulate the hierarchical structure of a diagram, storing concept nodes, linking phrases, and the graphical layout of relationships. While powerful for organizing complex ideas, the .cmap format is proprietary and functionally useless outside the CmapTools environment. You cannot open these files in standard web browsers, Microsoft Word, or image editors like Adobe Photoshop. This software lock-in is a common issue when trying to share diagrams with colleagues who do not have CmapTools installed. To overcome these compatibility barriers, it is essential to convert .cmap files into universally accessible formats. For professional reports and archiving, converting to PDF preserves the layout and text sharpness. For digital presentations, web embedding, or social sharing, converting to raster images like JPG or PNG is recommended. If you need to edit the diagram in vector graphics software like Adobe Illustrator, converting to SVG ensures the text and lines remain scalable.
Convert.Guru analyzes your CMAP file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
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The CMAP 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 CMAP converter.