Extract text from HJT files
To convert your HJT file to another format, you need TreePad or other Database software.
To convert other file formats to the "Personal Information Manager" file type, you need software like TreePad or a similar tool.
A .HJT file is a proprietary hierarchical database created by Freebyte TreePad, a legacy Personal Information Manager (PIM) used for organizing notes, images, and documents in a tree-like structure. These files act as containers for personal wikis, knowledge bases, and complex project notes.
The main drawback for .HJT files is the obsolescence of the parent software. TreePad development has slowed or ceased for many versions, and modern 64-bit operating systems often struggle to run the older 32-bit executables required to open these databases. Furthermore, the format is not human-readable; you cannot simply open it in Notepad++ or Microsoft Word to recover your text. Users essentially find their data locked inside a "digital vault" for which the key (the software installer) is increasingly hard to find or run.
To reclaim your data, the best approach is converting the .HJT database into universal formats. Converting to HTML is ideal for preserving the tree navigation and hyperlinks for web viewing. For editing and migration to modern tools like Obsidian or Evernote, converting to Markdown or RTF is recommended. For static archiving where layout preservation is paramount, converting to PDF ensures the data remains viewable indefinitely.
Convert.Guru analyzes your HJT file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
Users also converted XML, SDOC and PMD files.
If you want to convert HJT file to CSV, JSON, XML, YAML, YML, TOML, INI, CFG, CONF, DAT, DB or SQL, you can use TreePad or similar software from the "Hierarchical Text Database" 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 HJT, try TreePad or another comparable tool in the "Hierarchical Text Database" category.
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 HJT converter.