DLK Converter

Extract text from DMS document links (DLK)


Drop or upload your .DLK file
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How to extract text from your DLK file

  1. Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your DLK file.
  2. You’ll see a preview, if available.
  3. Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.

Convert DLK to another file type

To convert DLK document links to another format, you need DATEV DMS or other System software.

Convert a file to DLK

To convert other file formats to the "Document Link File" file type, you need software like DATEV DMS or a similar tool.


About DLK files

A .dlk file primarily functions as a Document Management System (DMS) link file generated by DATEV software. Enterprise environments use these files to point toward documents stored securely in a central database, rather than storing the actual content. Alternatively, a .dlk file can act as a dynamic link library or executable file under Microsoft Windows. Users frequently encounter .dlk files when colleagues mistakenly email them a database link instead of the actual document. The primary disadvantage of the .dlk format is its nature as a localized pointer. It contains no actual document data, images, or text. It is a closed, proprietary format that requires a paid DATEV subscription and direct access to the sender's local network to open. Standard online converters fail to process .dlk files because there is no underlying media data to extract. Ideally, users want to convert these into standard formats like PDF or DOCX, but doing so requires exporting directly from the native software. Because it is a proprietary pointer, only the original DATEV software can natively resolve the link and read the data. If our analysis detects an embedded data stream or supported underlying format, viewing or conversion may still be possible.

Convert.Guru analyzes your DLK file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.

Users also converted HXS, PROGRAM and FILE files.


FAQ

If you want to convert DLK file to , you can use DATEV DMS or similar software from the "DMS Document Linking" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….

To convert files to DLK, try DATEV DMS or another comparable tool in the "DMS Document Linking" category.



The DLK 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 DLK converter.