ICAL Converter

Extract text from ICAL files


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

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

Convert ICAL to another file type

To convert your ICAL file to another format, you need Microsoft Outlook or other Text software.

Convert a file to ICAL

To convert other file formats to the "Scheduling Data File" file type, you need software like Microsoft Outlook or a similar tool.


About ICAL files

An .ical file is a plain text file containing calendar data formatted according to the iCalendar standard (RFC 5545). These files store event details like start times, end times, locations, and descriptions, allowing users to share schedules across different platforms. While functionally identical to the more common ICS format, the .ical extension can sometimes cause friction; modern operating systems may not automatically associate it with your default calendar application, or email clients might treat it as a generic attachment rather than an interactive invitation. Furthermore, opening a raw .ical file in a text editor reveals a block of unintelligible code (e.g., BEGIN:VCALENDAR...) rather than a readable schedule. For seamless integration, users often convert .ical to ICS to ensure compatibility with Google Calendar and Apple Calendar. For reporting or analysis in Microsoft Excel, converting to CSV is the standard workflow. To share a static, printable view of an itinerary or schedule without forcing the recipient to import data, converting to PDF is the most professional option.

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

Users also converted ICS, ZIP, CSV, XCAL, XLSX, ICALENDAR, PDF, CAL, JSON, TXT, DAT, ACSM and EDB files.


FAQ

If you want to convert ICAL file to CSV, ICS, PDF, JSON, XLS, TMP, TEMP, CACHE, LOG, BAK, OLD or NEW, you can use Microsoft Outlook or similar software from the "Calendar Data Exchange" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….

To convert DEVICE, CACHE, SOCK, SYMLINK, PID, MOUNT, FIFO, LOG, PIPE, TMP, JUNCTION or TEMP files to ICAL, try Microsoft Outlook or another comparable tool in the "Calendar Data Exchange" category.



The ICAL 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 ICAL converter.