DOK Converter

Extract text from DOK files

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How to extract text from your DOK file

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

Convert DOK to another file type

To convert your DOK file to another format, you need DesktopOK or other Settings software.

Convert a file to DOK

To convert other file formats to the "Configuration File" file type, you need software like DesktopOK or a similar tool.

About DOK files

The .dok file extension represents a classic filename collision, serving three distinct industries. Most commonly, it is a Desktop Icon Layout file created by the free utility DesktopOK. These files act as a "save state" for your Windows desktop, recording the precise X/Y coordinates of every icon. This is crucial for users who switch between screen resolutions or dock laptops, as Windows often scrambles icon arrangements. While these files are technically UTF-16 text files, they are not meant for human editing; modifying them manually can break the restore function.

However, in the construction industry, a .dok file may be a Window and Door Offer generated by WH OKNA software, used to calculate quotes and manufacturing specs. In the fashion world, it serves as an Apparel CAD Pattern for Assyst software.

Common Friction Points:

Incompatibility: You cannot open a WH OKNA quote in DesktopOK, nor an Assyst pattern in a text editor. The formats are mutually exclusive.
Proprietary Lock-in: The industrial variants (WH OKNA, Assyst) are closed formats. You usually need the original, expensive software to export them to usable formats like PDF or DXF.
Not an Image: Users often mistake the DesktopOK file for a screenshot of their desktop. It contains only data coordinates, not the visual icons themselves.

Best Conversion Targets:

For Analysis (DesktopOK): Convert to TXT or CSV to inspect the coordinate data in a spreadsheet.
For Archiving (WH OKNA): Use the original software to print the offer to PDF/A for long-term record keeping.
For Interoperability (Assyst): Convert to DXF or AAMA to share patterns with other CAD systems.

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

Users also converted DOC, PAINT, CZD and DRAW files.

FAQ

If you want to convert DOK file to INI, CFG, CONF, CONFIG, JSON, XML, YAML, YML, TOML, ENV, PROPERTIES or RC, you can use DesktopOK or similar software from the "Desktop Icon Layout Backup" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….

To convert ZSHRC, CONF, RCFILE, GITCONFIG, RC, PLIST, BASHRC, CONFIG, PROFILE, INI, PREFS or CFG files to DOK, try DesktopOK or another comparable tool in the "Desktop Icon Layout Backup" category.

The DOK 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 DOK converter.