IF Converter

Extract text from IF files

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Drop or upload your .IF file

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How to extract text from your IF file

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

Convert IF to another file type

To convert your IF file to another format, you need Indic Fonts IF Studio or other Text software.

IF to DWG
IF to DXF
IF to DGN
IF to RVT
IF to RFA
IF to SKP
IF to 3DM
IF to STEP
IF to IGES
IF to SAT
IF to X_T
IF to X_B

Convert a file to IF

To convert other file formats to the "Calligraphy Project File" file type, you need software like Indic Fonts IF Studio or a similar tool.

SLDASM to IF
DGN to IF
PRT to IF
IAM to IF
X_B to IF
CATPRODUCT to IF
SLDPRT to IF
RVT to IF
ASM to IF
DWG to IF
CATPART to IF
DXF to IF

About IF files

A .if file is a chameleon - it most likely belongs to one of two completely different worlds: a JSON-based calligraphy project or a TIFF-based scanned image.

1. Indic Calligraphy Project (39%): Generated by Indic Fonts IF Studio, these files store vector stroke data, glyph configurations, and metadata in a plain text JSON structure. Constraint: Because they are raw data files, you cannot simply double-click to view the artwork. You must use the proprietary studio software to render them or convert them to SVG for general use.

2. InfoWeave Scanned Image (20%): In legacy document management systems like InfoWeave, standard TIFF images were often saved with the .if extension. Friction Point: Modern photo viewers (like Windows Photos or Mac Preview) often fail to recognize the extension, displaying a "File not supported" error even though the underlying data is a standard image.

3. NEXON Configuration (10%): Game launchers for titles like MapleStory use these for initialization settings.

Best Conversion Targets:

For Images (InfoWeave): Convert to PDF for archiving or JPG for easy sharing and viewing on mobile devices.
For Projects (Indic): Convert to SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) to preserve the calligraphy strokes without quality loss, or PDF for proofing.
For Text/Config: Convert to TXT or PDF to preserve the configuration data in a readable format.

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

Users also converted IF2, ZIP, MP4, TXT, GI, BAC and 113 files.

The IF 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 IF converter.