Extract text from iGrafx flowcharts (FLO)
To convert FLO flowcharts to another format, you need LlamaLab Automate or other Data software.
To convert other file formats to the "Automation Script or Diagram" file type, you need software like LlamaLab Automate or a similar tool.
The .FLO file extension has several distinct uses, but it is most frequently encountered as an Automate flow file created by LlamaLab Automate for Android, or as a vector diagram used by iGrafx FlowCharter and RFFlow.
In the context of Android automation, .FLO files contain visual scripts that automate tasks on mobile devices. For diagramming software, they store vector graphics, shapes, text, and connector lines. Additionally, computer vision researchers use .FLO files to store dense optical flow data (often handled with OpenCV), and video games developed by FromSoftware use the extension for internal UI layouts.
Users often need to convert .FLO files because these formats are highly proprietary and specialized. An iGrafx or RFFlow diagram cannot be opened natively by web browsers or standard image viewers. LlamaLab automation scripts are similarly useless outside the Android application. Sharing a .FLO flowchart with a client usually fails unless they also have the specific commercial diagramming software installed on their machine.
To make visual diagrams accessible, you should convert .FLO flowchart files to standard formats like PDF, PNG, or SVG. Exporting to PDF retains vector scaling and text searchability, while PNG flattens the image into a static grid of pixels and loses infinite scalability.
Because .FLO formats are often closed, proprietary, or specific to niche applications, standard online converters fail to process them correctly. Often, only the original software can properly read or export the data. If our analysis detects a supported underlying or embedded format, viewing or conversion may still be possible.
Convert.Guru analyzes your FLO file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
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If you want to convert FLO file to CSV, JSON, XML, YAML, YML, TOML, INI, CFG, CONF, DAT, DB or SQL, you can use LlamaLab Automate or similar software from the "Flowchart and Automation Data" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert DBF, XML, SQLITE, XLSX, SQL, TSV, ACCDB, YAML, MDB, CSV, ODS or JSON files to FLO, try LlamaLab Automate or another comparable tool in the "Flowchart and Automation Data" category.
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