Extract text from CSHTML files
To convert your CSHTML file to another format, you need Microsoft Visual Studio or other Developer software.
To convert other file formats to the "Razor View Engine File" file type, you need software like Microsoft Visual Studio or a similar tool.
A .CSHTML file is an ASP.NET Razor web page intended for server-side processing. These files combine standard HTML markup with server-side C# code (indicated by the @ symbol) to generate dynamic web content. Unlike a standard HTML file, you cannot simply double-click a .CSHTML file to view it in a web browser like Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge. Because the file relies on a web server running the ASP.NET Core framework to execute the embedded C# logic and render the final page, opening it directly usually results in viewing raw source code or a file association error. This dependency creates friction for designers or content reviewers who need to visualize the layout without installing complex Integrated Development Environments (IDEs) like Microsoft Visual Studio.
To overcome this, users typically convert the file based on their immediate need. For reviewing the static design structure without the dynamic code clutter, converting to HTML is the best approach (stripping the server-side logic). For documentation, code reviews, or archiving the template logic exactly as written, converting to PDF ensures the syntax formatting is preserved. For quick editing on devices without specialized software, converting to TXT allows access to the source code in any basic text editor.
Convert.Guru analyzes your CSHTML file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
Users also converted HTML, CS, TXT, ASPX, ASHX, AXD, RAZOR and PDF files.
If you want to convert CSHTML file to RAZOR, HTML, PDF, ASPX, HTM, CSS, JS, PHP, ASP, JSP, JSPX or PY, you can use Microsoft Visual Studio or similar software from the "Dynamic Web Page Template" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert RSS, CSS, CGI, SITEMAP, PL, WEBMANIFEST, JSON, JS, XML, HTML, ICO or HTM files to CSHTML, try Microsoft Visual Studio or another comparable tool in the "Dynamic Web Page 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 CSHTML converter.