Extract text from Ditto databases (DTO)
To convert DTO databases to another format, you need Ditto Clipboard Manager or other Database software.
To convert other file formats to the "SQLite Database" file type, you need software like Ditto Clipboard Manager or a similar tool.
.DTO files are SQLite database files created by Ditto Clipboard Manager. They store a complete history of items copied to the Windows clipboard, including text, images, and custom formatting.
The main disadvantage of the .DTO format is its application-specific structure. While it relies on standard SQLite architecture, the internal tables and data relationships are strictly built for Ditto. You cannot simply open the file in a standard text editor to read your old clipboard entries. If you copy many large images or files, the database easily exceeds gigabytes in size, which slows down the application and consumes disk space.
Users typically need to convert .DTO files to extract their clipboard history into accessible formats like CSV or TXT for archiving, or SQL for database analysis. However, standard online converters fail to process this file because they do not know how to query the specific Ditto database schema. Often, only the original software or a dedicated SQL database viewer can properly read or export the data.
Just drag and drop your file to identify the format, view it, and convert it when possible using convert.guru. Our analysis will detect the underlying SQLite structure. While direct conversion of the entire database to a simple text file drops image data and rich formatting, our tool can still inspect the file, show its internal content, and help you extract raw text.
Convert.Guru analyzes your DTO file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
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If you want to convert DTO file to , you can use Ditto Clipboard Manager or similar software from the "Clipboard History Storage" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert files to DTO, try Ditto Clipboard Manager or another comparable tool in the "Clipboard History Storage" category.
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