GVI Converter

Extract text from LabVIEW virtual instruments (GVI)


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

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

Convert GVI to another file type

To convert GVI virtual instruments to another format, you need LabVIEW or other Video software.

Convert a file to GVI

To convert other file formats to the "Video or Source Code" file type, you need software like LabVIEW or a similar tool.


About GVI files

A .GVI file primarily functions as a National Instruments LabVIEW Virtual Instrument file, an obsolete Google Video file, or an encrypted medical endoscopy video from Medtronic (formerly Given Imaging). LabVIEW uses an XML-based structure to store graphical source code. The Google Video version relies on a modified RIFF container structurally similar to AVI. The medical format is handled exclusively by RAPID or Endocapsule clinical software. These formats are highly restrictive and present major usability challenges. Google Video Player was discontinued in 2007, making .GVI video files unplayable in modern web browsers or native OS media players. The LabVIEW XML files require expensive proprietary software to execute or edit. The medical endoscopy files are explicitly encrypted to protect patient data, making them completely inaccessible without specialized hospital software. For video playback and modern web use, convert obsolete Google Video files to MP4. You can also often rename the extension directly to AVI for local playback in tools like VLC Media Player. For archiving LabVIEW graphical code, convert it to PDF or standard XML. Drag and drop your file to analyze and convert it - free, online, and without installing software.

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

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FAQ

If you want to convert GVI file to MP4, AVI, MOV, WMV, FLV, WEBM, MKV, M4V, 3GP, OGV, ASF or RM, you can use LabVIEW or similar software from the "Virtual Instrument or Video" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….

To convert MTS, MOV, RMVB, DIVX, RM, H264, TS, WMV, VOB, MP4, XVID or AVI files to GVI, try LabVIEW or another comparable tool in the "Virtual Instrument or Video" category.



The GVI 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 GVI converter.