Extract text from network graphs (GEXF)
To convert GEXF graphs to another format, you need Gephi or other Data software.
To convert other file formats to the "Network Analysis Graph" file type, you need software like Gephi or a similar tool.
The .GEXF (Graph Exchange XML Format) is an XML-based language developed by the Gephi project. It is used to describe complex network structures, including nodes, edges, hierarchy, and dynamics over time.
This format is primarily handled by open-source network visualization software like Gephi and can be parsed by programming libraries such as NetworkX in Python. While technically stored as plain text, .GEXF files are highly specialized.
The main disadvantage of .GEXF files is their complexity and lack of native support in standard office tools. Large network files are completely unreadable to humans and will often crash basic text editors. Users frequently struggle to share this network data with non-technical stakeholders who do not have graph analysis software installed.
We recommend converting .GEXF data into widely supported tabular formats like CSV (as separate node and edge lists) for spreadsheet analysis, or JSON for web integration. To share the actual visual representation of the graph, exporting the rendered layout to SVG or PDF is necessary, as the .GEXF only contains the raw math and coordinates.
Because .GEXF contains deeply nested relational data rather than traditional media, standard online converters often fail to process it. Just drag and drop your file onto convert.guru to identify the format, view the raw internal XML structure, and convert it when possible to more accessible data formats.
Convert.Guru analyzes your GEXF file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
Users also converted CSV, XLSX, GRAPHML, GFX, JSON, XML, PDF, QRP, ZIP and EDGES files.
If you want to convert GEXF file to CSV, JSON, XML, YAML, YML, TOML, INI, CFG, CONF, DAT, DB or SQL, you can use Gephi or similar software from the "Network Graph XML Storage" 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 GEXF, try Gephi or another comparable tool in the "Network Graph XML Storage" category.
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