FPT Converter

Convert FPT files online for free

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How to convert your FPT file

Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your FPT file.
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Click the "Convert file to..." button to save your file in the format you want.

Convert FPT to another file type

The converter easily converts your FPT file to various formats - free and online. No Excel or extra software needed.

FPT to DB
FPT to SQLITE
FPT to SQLITE3
FPT to MDB
FPT to ACCDB
FPT to DBF
FPT to ODB
FPT to FDB
FPT to GDB
FPT to MYD
FPT to FRM
FPT to SQL

Convert a file to FPT

The converter also works in reverse, so you can convert other Database formats to FPT with high quality output.

NDF to FPT
SQLITE3 to FPT
BAK to FPT
RDB to FPT
SQL to FPT
DB4 to FPT
MDF to FPT
MDB to FPT
LDF to FPT
DB to FPT
DB3 to FPT
SQLITE to FPT

About FPT files

Most often, an .FPT file is a FoxPro Memo file, an essential auxiliary component for Visual FoxPro databases. While standard DBF files store structured data in a table, they have strict character limits for text fields. The .FPT file bypasses this by storing variable-length textual data (memos) or binary objects (BLOBs) that are too large for the main table.

Why users struggle with this format:
1. Dependency Issues: The .FPT file is not standalone. It functions solely as a sidecar to a DBF file. Without the parent DBF, the memo file is unreadable; conversely, if the .FPT is missing, the database will report corruption.
2. Obsolescence: Microsoft Visual FoxPro was discontinued in 2007, making these files increasingly difficult to access on modern systems without specialized legacy software.
3. Ambiguity: A distinct subset of these files are virtual pinball tables created for Future Pinball. These are completely unrelated to databases and require specific simulation software to run.

Best Conversion Targets:

For Data Recovery: To access the data, you generally convert the associated DBF (which automatically pulls data from the .FPT) into CSV or XLSX (Excel) for easy viewing and sorting.
For Archiving: Convert the database pair to SQL scripts to migrate legacy data into modern systems like MySQL or PostgreSQL.

Use Convert.Guru to open and convert your FPT file.

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The FPT 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 FPT converter.