COLZ Converter

Extract text from Adobe Collage files (COLZ)


Drop or upload your .COLZ file
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How to extract text from your COLZ file

  1. Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your COLZ file.
  2. You’ll see a preview, if available.
  3. Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.

Convert COLZ to another file type

To convert COLZ collages to another format, you need Adobe Collage or other Page Layout software.

Convert a file to COLZ

To convert other file formats to the "Tablet Collage File" file type, you need software like Adobe Collage or a similar tool.


About COLZ files

A .COLZ file is a mood board or concept sketch document created by Adobe Collage, a discontinued mobile application for tablets. Originally, designers used this software to combine images, text, and vector drawings into unified visual concepts. The primary disadvantage of the .COLZ format is total obsolescence. Because Adobe abandoned the app in 2012, files are locked in a closed, proprietary container. Modern operating systems and web browsers cannot read them natively, forcing users to abandon their old conceptual work. The best conversion targets for these files are PDF, PSD, JPG, or PNG. Converting to a raster image or document ensures the visual layout is saved, though editable layers and vector strokes are usually flattened. This file format is extremely difficult to open or convert because standard online converters fail to process the undocumented mobile architecture. Often, only the original legacy software can properly read the data.

Convert.Guru analyzes your COLZ file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.


FAQ

If you want to convert COLZ file to , you can use Adobe Collage or similar software from the "Mood Board & Sketch Storage" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….

To convert files to COLZ, try Adobe Collage or another comparable tool in the "Mood Board & Sketch Storage" category.



The COLZ 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 COLZ converter.