Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your CN file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert CN to another file type
To convert CN project files to another format, you need CNwin or other Data software.
Convert a file to CN
To convert other file formats to the "Project & Genomic Data" file type, you need software like CNwin or a similar tool.
About CN files
The .cn file extension is primarily used for CNwin Project Data or GenePattern Copy Number Data. CNwin is an architectural and construction management software developed by Procedimientos-Uno, predominantly used in Europe. In bioinformatics, the GenePattern platform generates .cn files to store raw copy number data per genomic probe without including genotype call information. Users frequently struggle with these files because they are tied to highly specialized, niche software environments. CNwin project files are often closed, proprietary archives that require a paid license to open. GenePattern files, while text-based, contain massive tabular datasets that can confuse standard office applications and exceed typical row limits. For bioinformatics users, the best target formats are CSV or TXT, which make the tabular data accessible in software like Microsoft Excel. For architectural files, extracting the data to a PDF report is the most common goal, though formatting may be lost. This file format is exceptionally difficult to open or convert because it lacks a universal standard. Standard online converters fail to parse the proprietary binary structures of CNwin or the vast matrices of GenePattern. If our analysis detects a supported underlying or embedded format, viewing or conversion may still be possible.
Convert.Guru analyzes your CN file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
If you want to convert CN file to , you can use CNwin or similar software from the "Project & Genomic Data Storage" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert files to CN, try CNwin or another comparable tool in the "Project & Genomic Data Storage" category.
The CN 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 CN converter.