Convert DIF files online for free
The converter easily converts your DIF file to various formats - free and online. No Excel or extra software needed.
The converter also works in reverse, so you can convert other Spreadsheet formats to DIF with high quality output.
The .DIF (Data Interchange Format) is primarily a text-based file format used to export and import single spreadsheets between incompatible software. Originally developed for VisiCalc in the early 1980s, it remains a supported legacy import format in tools like Microsoft Excel and LibreOffice.
While useful for raw data extraction, .DIF files impose significant limitations on modern workflows. Because they are strictly ASCII text, they cannot store multiple worksheets, charts, images, macros, or advanced cell formatting. Users often find themselves unable to open these files on mobile devices or within web browsers without specialized viewers. Furthermore, the format is verbose compared to CSV, leading to larger file sizes for the same dataset.
To overcome these usability barriers, conversion is highly recommended:
*Note: In rare cases, a .DIF file may be a Digital Interface Format video (raw DV stream). These files are uncompressed and enormous (approx. 13GB per hour). For these, convert to MP4 or MOV to reduce size and ensure playback compatibility.*
Use Convert.Guru to open and convert your DIF file.
Users also converted ISO, XLSX, P7M, JPG, BIN, SYLK, SYK and XLS files.
If you want to convert DIF file to ISO, OBJ, FBX, DAE, 3DS, MAX, BLEND, MA, MB, C4D, STL or PLY, you can use Microsoft Excel or similar software from the "Spreadsheet Data Exchange" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert DWG, DAE, X3D, IGES, WRL, JT, SKP, 3DS, 3DM, OBJ, STEP or FBX files to DIF, try Microsoft Excel or another comparable tool in the "Spreadsheet Data Exchange" 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 DIF converter.