Extract text from log and valuation files (CVL)
To convert CVL logs and valuations to another format, you need JAVS Viewer or other Data software.
To convert other file formats to the "Case Log / Valuation File" file type, you need software like JAVS Viewer or a similar tool.
A .CVL file typically serves one of two highly distinct professional functions. It is most commonly an XML-based courtroom case log generated by Justice AV Solutions (JAVS) to annotate legal proceedings. Alternatively, it functions as a commercial real estate valuation model created by ARGUS Software.
To open these files, users must rely on niche software. JAVS files are opened using the official JAVS Viewer, while ARGUS valuation files require an expensive, paid commercial license for ARGUS Enterprise or ARGUS Valuation DCF.
Both formats are highly proprietary and present major sharing bottlenecks. JAVS logs are tied exclusively to specific courtroom audio/video systems, making them difficult to share with external legal teams who lack the viewing software. ARGUS files require an enterprise subscription to open, creating frustrating barriers when analysts need to share property cash flow models with investors or stakeholders who do not own the software.
For universal access, JAVS logs are best converted to XML, TXT, or CSV formats for basic text review. ARGUS models should ideally be exported directly to XLSX (Excel) or PDF to ensure financial data is accessible to anyone.
Because these formats are closed ecosystems, direct third-party conversion is extremely difficult. Standard online converters will fail because they cannot read ARGUS's proprietary binary structures or parse the specific metadata schema required by courtroom A/V systems. Just drag and drop your file into convert.guru to identify the exact format, inspect the internal data, and convert it when possible. Since JAVS files are built on underlying XML, our analysis tool can often extract the raw text logs even without the original courtroom software.
Convert.Guru analyzes your CVL file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
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If you want to convert CVL file to CSV, JSON, XML, YAML, YML, TOML, INI, CFG, CONF, DAT, DB or SQL, you can use JAVS Viewer or similar software from the "Proprietary Data Storage" 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 CVL, try JAVS Viewer or another comparable tool in the "Proprietary Data Storage" category.
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