Extract text from Efficient Diary files (EDFW)
To convert EDFW diary files to another format, you need Efficient Diary or other Database software.
To convert other file formats to the "Personal Journal Database" file type, you need software like Efficient Diary or a similar tool.
The .EDFW file is a proprietary database format used by Efficient Diary, a journal and personal information management application developed by Efficient Software. It stores user diary entries, rich text formatting, embedded images, and metadata in a structured, often password-protected container.
Because this format is a closed, proprietary database, it possesses significant limitations for long-term accessibility. Users cannot open .EDFW files using standard text editors, web browsers, or alternative journal applications. If you uninstall the original software or migrate to a new operating system, your journal entries remain trapped in this format. The reliance on a single vendor's software creates a strict lock-in effect.
To archive or migrate data, users typically want to convert .EDFW files to standard formats like TXT, RTF, CSV, or PDF. However, this file format is difficult to open or convert externally. Standard online converters fail to process it because the internal database schema is undocumented. Often, only the original Efficient Diary software can properly read or export the structured data. We can inspect the file and attempt to show internal text or content. If our analysis detects unencrypted underlying text strings, partial viewing or data recovery may still be possible without the original application.
Convert.Guru analyzes your EDFW file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
If you want to convert EDFW file to BASE64, HEX, BIN, ENC, CRYPT, AES, DES, RSA, PGP, GPG, ASC or KEY, you can use Efficient Diary or similar software from the "Diary Database Storage" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert CER, BIN, PEM, DER, KEY, P7S, PFX, ENC, P12, BASE64, P7B or HEX files to EDFW, try Efficient Diary or another comparable tool in the "Diary Database Storage" 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 EDFW converter.