DLO Converter

Extract text from DLO files


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

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

Convert DLO to another file type

To convert your DLO file to another format, you need Autodesk 3ds Max or other Plugin software.

  • DLO to DLL
  • DLO to SO
  • DLO to DYLIB
  • DLO to BUNDLE
  • DLO to PLUGIN
  • DLO to XPI
  • DLO to CRX
  • DLO to SAFARIEXTZ
  • DLO to APPEX
  • DLO to KEXT
  • DLO to SYS
  • DLO to DRV

Convert a file to DLO

To convert other file formats to the "3D Modeling Extension" file type, you need software like Autodesk 3ds Max or a similar tool.

  • LV2 to DLO
  • DYLIB to DLO
  • VST to DLO
  • AAX to DLO
  • DRV to DLO
  • TDE to DLO
  • LADSPA to DLO
  • BUNDLE to DLO
  • AU to DLO
  • DLL to DLO
  • RTAS to DLO
  • SO to DLO

About DLO files

Most users encountering a .dlo file are dealing with a 3ds Max Object Plugin. These are not documents, images, or 3D models you can "open" or "convert" in the traditional sense; they are compiled DLL (Dynamic Link Library) executables renamed to .dlo so Autodesk 3ds Max recognizes them as tools for creating specific 3D objects (like localized lights or procedural geometry). The most common issue is users double-clicking a downloaded .dlo expecting an installer or a viewer, only to see a "Windows cannot open this file" error. These files must be manually moved to the application's \plugins directory to function. However, in industrial contexts, a .dlo file may be a Docklight Layout or Variohm data log. These are vastly different - often containing raw sensor streams or serial communication settings. While you cannot convert a 3ds Max plugin to an image (like JPG), you can often export Docklight or data logger .dlo files to CSV or XLSX for analysis in Microsoft Excel.

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

Users also converted DLE, GUP and 3DO files.



The DLO 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 DLO converter.