Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your EFL file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert EFL to another file type
To convert your EFL file to another format, you need MT Framework or other Game software.
Convert a file to EFL
To convert other file formats to the "Visual Effects Container" file type, you need software like MT Framework or a similar tool.
About EFL files
The .efl extension represents a collision of three distinct proprietary ecosystems, creating significant confusion for users.
Capcom MT Framework Effect File (41% share): Most commonly found in game directories for titles like Resident Evil 5 or Devil May Cry 4. These binary files store visual effect definitions (particles, lighting, shaders). The problem: They are heavily compiled and obfuscated. You cannot edit them in standard 3D software or text editors. To mod these games, users typically need to convert the binary .efl data into human-readable XML or JSON using specific community-made script extractors before re-packing them.
Altair Flux Exchange File (12% share): Used by Altair Flux, a premier software for low-frequency electromagnetic and thermal simulations. These files facilitate data exchange between Flux 2D/3D modules. The problem: They are strictly tied to the Altair ecosystem and often require specific version matching to open. Engineers generally convert the final results to STEP or IGES for CAD interoperability or CSV for data analysis.
ELO Digital Office Archive (11% share): A container format used by ELO Digital Office systems to store archived documents. Proprietary lock-in is the main issue here; legacy archives are best converted to standard PDF/A for long-term preservation and accessibility outside the ELO environment.
For any of these files, direct editing is impossible without the original authoring software or a specialized conversion utility.
Convert.Guru analyzes your EFL file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
If you want to convert EFL file to BASE64, HEX, BIN, ENC, CRYPT, AES, DES, RSA, PGP, GPG, ASC or KEY, you can use MT Framework or similar software from the "Game Visual Effects Data" 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 EFL, try MT Framework or another comparable tool in the "Game Visual Effects Data" category.
The EFL 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 EFL converter.