Extract text from desktop publishing files (DTP)
To convert DTP documents to another format, you need GST Pressworks or other Page Layout software.
To convert other file formats to the "Desktop Publishing Project File" file type, you need software like GST Pressworks or a similar tool.
The .DTP file format primarily functions as a proprietary project file for various desktop publishing applications. The most frequent creators of these files are legacy programs such as GST Pressworks, Greenstreet, Timeworks Publish-It!, and older software designed for basic page layout and typesetting.
The critical disadvantage of the .DTP format is extreme fragmentation. The extension is heavily overloaded - it is used not only for desktop publishing but also for JetBrains dotTrace performance snapshots, Hikvision security system designs, Motorola radio data logs, and even DVR video surveillance recordings. Furthermore, when used for page layout, the format is entirely closed and proprietary. Opening or editing these documents usually requires a paid, outdated version of the exact software that originally generated them, creating a massive barrier for modern accessibility.
If you need to share or preserve a .DTP document, the best target format is PDF. Converting to PDF guarantees that your layout, fonts, and graphics remain intact across any device. For archiving individual pages, exporting to JPG or PNG is a reliable alternative.
Because of this format fragmentation and lack of open specifications, standard online converters consistently fail to process .DTP files. However, just drag and drop your file into convert.guru to identify the format, view it, and convert it when possible. We can inspect the internal hexadecimal structure of your file. Since many .DTP files are secretly Microsoft Compound files, standard ZIP archives, or plain XML text under the hood, our tool can often bypass the proprietary wrapper and extract the raw text, embedded images, or configuration data inside.
Convert.Guru analyzes your DTP file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
Users also converted DPT, PDF, 0003, DOCX, 0000, JPG, JPEG, DPR, PNG, PUB, ZIP, PPTX and PMD files.
If you want to convert DTP file to PDF, INDD, QXP, PUB, PMD, PM6, PM7, PM8, PM9, PM10, PM11 or OMP, you can use GST Pressworks or similar software from the "Desktop Publishing Document" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert MDI, PUB, PDP, PM4, P65, COMIC, WEBTEMPLATE, PMD, SPUB, INDD, PM5 or QXP files to DTP, try GST Pressworks or another comparable tool in the "Desktop Publishing Document" category.
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 DTP converter.