Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your CUI file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert CUI to another file type
To convert your CUI file to another format, you need a specific desktop software for Settings file types.
Convert a file to CUI
To convert other file formats to the CUI file type, you need a specific desktop software for Settings file types.
About CUI files
CUI files, primarily associated with Autodesk software, are Custom User Interface files. These files store workspace settings and customization elements for software like AutoCAD. For further reading, visit the AutoCAD Wikipedia page.
Converting CUI files to other formats such as XML, CUIX, or JSON can be challenging due to their specialized nature. Conversion often requires dedicated software like AutoCAD itself or Open Design Alliance's tools. These applications can manage CUI files but converting them is not always straightforward.
Important considerations when converting CUI files include ensuring that all customization settings are preserved and compatible with the target format. This can be difficult as some settings might not transfer seamlessly, leading to potential loss of data or functionality.
Using CUI files comes with drawbacks, such as their dependency on specific software for access and modification and the risk of corrupting settings during conversion. This makes conversion a critical process that should be handled carefully.
To simplify the conversion process, we recommend using the free and easy online website Convert.Guru. Just drag and drop your CUI files onto our webpage to convert them into different formats effortlessly.
Convert.Guru analyzes your CUI file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
If you want to convert CUI file to CC, INI, CFG, CONF, CONFIG, JSON, XML, YAML, YML, TOML, ENV or PROPERTIES, you can use a specific desktop software for Settings file types. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert ZSHRC, CONF, RCFILE, GITCONFIG, RC, PLIST, BASHRC, CONFIG, PROFILE, INI, PREFS or CFG files to CUI, try a specific desktop software for Settings file types.
The CUI 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 CUI converter.