GTABLE Converter

Extract text from Fusion Table shortcuts (GTABLE)


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

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

Convert GTABLE to another file type

To convert GTABLE shortcuts to another format, you need Google Drive or other Database software.

Convert a file to GTABLE

To convert other file formats to the "Google Drive Shortcut" file type, you need software like Google Drive or a similar tool.


About GTABLE files

A .gtable file is a Google Fusion Table Shortcut. Originally created and managed by Google Drive, these files functioned as pointers to data visualizations and database tables hosted on the now-defunct Google Fusion Tables web application. The primary disadvantage of this format is its obsolescence and reliance on cloud infrastructure. Google permanently shut down Fusion Tables in December 2019. When a user downloaded a .gtable file to their local computer, they did not download the actual rows and columns of data. Instead, they downloaded a tiny file containing JSON-formatted metadata, a document ID, and a URL pointing to Google's servers. Consequently, offline access to the raw data is impossible if it was not exported prior to the shutdown. Because the data payload is completely absent, converting a .gtable file to standard spreadsheet formats like CSV or XLSX is not possible. The best realistic conversion targets are JSON or TXT to safely archive the remaining metadata and original reference links. This file format is notoriously difficult to open or convert because standard spreadsheet applications expect a data container, not a proprietary web shortcut. Standard online converters fail when they attempt to parse nonexistent spreadsheet cells. We can inspect the file and show its internal text content, allowing you to extract the original document ID or embedded metadata.

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


FAQ

If you want to convert GTABLE file to TXT, RTF, DOC, DOCX, ODT, PAGES, TEX, LATEX, MD, MARKDOWN, LOG or NFO, you can use Google Drive or similar software from the "Cloud Database Shortcut" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….

To convert PDF, DOC, ASC, TODO, NFO, MEMO, README, DOCX, JPG, TXT, NOTE or RTF files to GTABLE, try Google Drive or another comparable tool in the "Cloud Database Shortcut" category.



The GTABLE 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 GTABLE converter.