To convert other file formats to the "Game Asset Decklist" file type, you need software like Magic: The Gathering Online or a similar tool.
About DEK files
The .DEK file format is primarily used as an XML-based decklist for Magic: The Gathering Online. It contains a list of unique card IDs and quantities used by players to build and share decks. Alternatively, it is used by the Pure Data Deken manager as a compressed external package, by Eugen Systems for Wargame unit decks, or by the Polish Przyjazne Deklaracje system for draft tax forms. To manage these files, you typically need the original software, such as the MTGO client, Cardhoarder Deck Editor, or the Pure Data application. The biggest disadvantage of a .DEK file is its heavy reliance on the host application. In trading card games, the file does not contain card images, rules, or stats - only raw numeric IDs formatted in XML. Opening this in a standard text editor reveals confusing markup that is useless without a game database. Pure Data packages and tax draft forms are equally proprietary and restrictive. When converting, your best targets are TXT, CSV, or XML to extract the raw text data, or ZIP if it is a Pure Data archive. Because these formats are highly specialized, standard online converters often fail to process them. They cannot magically download card art or translate proprietary tax fields. We can inspect the internal structure, display the raw XML or text, and extract data if a supported underlying archive format is detected.
Convert.Guru analyzes your DEK file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
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FAQ
If you want to convert DEK file to TXT, EXE, MSI, APP, DMG, DEB, RPM, PKG, RUN, SH, BAT or CMD, you can use Magic: The Gathering Online or similar software from the "Game Deck or Data Archive" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert JAR, APP, SCR, IPA, COM, AAB, PS1, DMG, VBS, EXE, XAPK or MSI files to DEK, try Magic: The Gathering Online or another comparable tool in the "Game Deck or Data Archive" category.
The DEK 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 DEK converter.