Convert Data interchange files (DIF) online for free
The converter easily converts your DIF Data files to various formats - free and online. No Microsoft Excel or other Spreadsheet software needed.
The converter also works in reverse, so you can convert other "Data Interchange Format" formats to DIF without using software like Microsoft Excel or a similar tool.
A .DIF file is primarily a Data Interchange Format document. It was developed in the early 1980s by Software Arts to allow the export and import of spreadsheet data between VisiCalc and other early software applications. The format relies on standard ASCII text to map out rows and columns, making it an early pioneer for data portability. Software like Microsoft Excel and Apache OpenOffice Calc still natively support these files. In specialized scientific and gaming circles, .DIF can also represent X-ray diffraction patterns, Nanoscope scan images, or Battlefield terrain data.
The main disadvantage of the .DIF format is its age and severe technical limitations. It does not support multiple worksheets, cell formatting, charts, or macros. Because it is a legacy, text-based standard, modern complex data structures often break, truncate, or import incorrectly. Additionally, less common .DIF files - like those from torque game engines or scientific diffractometry software - require highly specialized, sometimes obsolete software, making them difficult to open on standard operating systems.
To modernize your data, convert .DIF to contemporary formats. For general editing and broad compatibility, convert to XLSX or ODS. If you are building data pipelines for web applications or databases, convert to CSV or JSON. Drop your file into convert.guru to analyze and convert it securely right in your browser, entirely bypassing legacy software limits.
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 Interchange" 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 Interchange" 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.