COUNT Converter

Extract text from gene count files (COUNT)


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

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

Convert COUNT to another file type

To convert COUNT count files to another format, you need HTSeq or other Data software.

Convert a file to COUNT

To convert other file formats to the "Bioinformatics Data File" file type, you need software like HTSeq or a similar tool.


About COUNT files

A .count file is a tabular text document used in bioinformatics to store gene expression read counts. It records exactly how many sequencing reads map to specific genomic features during RNA-Seq experiments. These files are predominantly generated by HTSeq, a powerful Python library used for analyzing high-throughput sequencing data. While incredibly useful for researchers, the .count format has significant disadvantages for average users. Because the extension is highly specialized, operating systems do not recognize it by default, meaning you cannot simply double-click the file to open it. It lacks native association with standard tools, making the raw data inaccessible without using the command line or scripting environments. Converting .count to CSV or XLSX solves this problem by making the data instantly readable in Microsoft Excel for manual inspection. Transforming it into TSV or TXT ensures broad compatibility with downstream statistical pipelines like DESeq2. Because it is an obscure scientific format, most generic online converters outright reject .count files as unsupported or corrupted. However, convert.guru bypasses this limitation. Just drag and drop your file to see what it is and convert it if supported. We can analyze the underlying plain-text structure, allowing you to seamlessly view and convert the read counts into accessible spreadsheet formats without losing any crucial genomic data.

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


FAQ

If you want to convert COUNT file to CSV, JSON, XML, YAML, YML, TOML, INI, CFG, CONF, DAT, DB or SQL, you can use HTSeq or similar software from the "Gene Expression Read Counts" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….

To convert DBF, XML, SQLITE, XLSX, SQL, TSV, ACCDB, YAML, MDB, CSV, ODS or JSON files to COUNT, try HTSeq or another comparable tool in the "Gene Expression Read Counts" category.



The COUNT 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 COUNT converter.