Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your DRAWIO file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert DRAWIO to another file type
To convert DRAWIO Diagrams to another format, you need diagrams.net or other Vector Image software.
Convert a file to DRAWIO
To convert other file formats to the "Diagram File" file type, you need software like diagrams.net or a similar tool.
About DRAWIO files
A .DRAWIO file is a vector-based diagram, flowchart, or organizational chart generated by diagrams.net (previously known as draw.io). Under the hood, these files are structured using XML, containing standard graph nodes, edges, and sometimes Base64-encoded compressed image data. While excellent for creating complex logic models, .DRAWIO files are notoriously difficult to share. Most operating systems, email clients, and standard word processors cannot natively render them. Sending a .DRAWIO file to a client or colleague usually forces them to install a third-party app or navigate to a specific web application just to view the content. The proprietary XML structure also makes it incompatible with direct web embedding without specialized JavaScript libraries. To solve these viewing and sharing issues, conversion is essential. For web embedding and client review, convert .DRAWIO to PNG or JPEG. For scalable vector editing in software like Adobe Illustrator, export to SVG. For archiving and document distribution, convert to PDF to lock the formatting.
Convert.Guru analyzes your DRAWIO file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
If you want to convert DRAWIO file to PDF, JPG, PNG or PPT, you can use diagrams.net or similar software from the "Diagrams and Flowcharts" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert files to DRAWIO, try diagrams.net or another comparable tool in the "Diagrams and Flowcharts" category.
The DRAWIO 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 DRAWIO converter.