ERL Converter

Extract text from ERL files


Drop or upload your .ERL file
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How to extract text from your ERL file

  1. Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your ERL file.
  2. You’ll see a preview, if available.
  3. Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.

Convert ERL to another file type

To convert your ERL file to another format, you need Erlang/OTP or other Developer software.

  • ERL to JS
  • ERL to TS
  • ERL to PY
  • ERL to JAVA
  • ERL to CPP
  • ERL to C
  • ERL to CS
  • ERL to PHP
  • ERL to RB
  • ERL to GO
  • ERL to RS
  • ERL to SWIFT

Convert a file to ERL

To convert other file formats to the "Source Code File" file type, you need software like Erlang/OTP or a similar tool.

  • SH to ERL
  • PY to ERL
  • KT to ERL
  • PS1 to ERL
  • SWIFT to ERL
  • LUA to ERL
  • PL to ERL
  • JAVA to ERL
  • SCALA to ERL
  • JS to ERL
  • VBS to ERL
  • TS to ERL

About ERL files

The .erl file extension primarily identifies source code files written in the Erlang programming language, a robust functional language originally developed by Ericsson for telecommunications systems. These files contain plain text instructions that are compiled into BEAM bytecode files to run on the Erlang Virtual Machine (BEAM). While ideal for development, .erl files often present challenges for non-developers or stakeholders who need to review code logic without installing the Erlang/OTP stack. Opening them in standard word processors can disrupt formatting, and they lack native browser support for easy sharing.

Additionally, the .erl extension is frequently used as a shorthand for "Error Log" files by various systems, including nProtect GameGuard (used in multiplayer games) and internal reporting tools on platforms like Sony PlayStation. These log files contain vital diagnostic data but are often unreadable due to proprietary encoding or simply lack a default association in Windows or macOS. For documentation, archiving, or easier debugging, users convert .erl files to universally accessible formats. Converting to PDF preserves syntax highlighting for code reviews, while converting to TXT or HTML ensures the content is viewable on any device without specialized development environments.

Convert.Guru analyzes your ERL file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.

Users also converted EZ, CS and HX files.



The ERL 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 ERL converter.