Extract text from CRTX files
To convert your CRTX file to another format, you need Microsoft Excel or other Spreadsheet software.
To convert other file formats to the "XML Chart Template" file type, you need software like Microsoft Excel or a similar tool.
A .CRTX file is a Chart Template file used primarily by Microsoft Excel, as well as PowerPoint and Word, to store custom chart formatting. These files contain definitions for colors, axes, legends, gridlines, and 3D effects, allowing users to replicate complex visual styles across multiple documents without manual reconfiguration.
While powerful for branding, .CRTX files present significant challenges outside the Microsoft ecosystem. They are not standalone documents; you cannot simply double-click them to view the chart itself. Instead, they act as configuration overlays. Opening one directly often results in confusion, as it attempts to install the template into a hidden system folder rather than displaying content. Furthermore, they are essentially ZIP archives containing proprietary XML code, making them unreadable to standard image viewers or text editors. For users needing to verify the contents, recover embedded assets, or analyze the style code without an Office subscription, converting the file is the best approach.
Convert.Guru analyzes your CRTX file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
Users also converted CHART, CTXR, BMP, CRX, TEMPLATE, DXPX, TSX, XLSX, PNG, CRT, APKG, CTX and SPV files.
If you want to convert CRTX file to JPG, PDF, XLSX, CSV, JSON, XML, YAML, YML, TOML, INI, CFG or CONF, you can use Microsoft Excel or similar software from the "Chart Formatting Template" 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 CRTX, try Microsoft Excel or another comparable tool in the "Chart Formatting Template" category.
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 CRTX converter.