Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your ILX file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert ILX to another file type
To convert ILX Data files to another format, you need Interlex or other Data software.
Convert a file to ILX
To convert other file formats to the "Vocabulary & Game Data File" file type, you need software like Interlex or a similar tool.
About ILX files
The .ILX file extension is highly fragmented and used across entirely different software ecosystems. Its most common use is as a proprietary vocabulary and dictionary file for Interlex, a legacy Windows application designed for language learning and flashcard drilling. Alternatively, in the gaming sector, it functions as a compiled user interface (UI) layout or game data file for titles like Lineage II and Infinity Blade. Finally, in medical and scientific fields, it serves as a dosimetry image log file generated by equipment from IBA Dosimetry or high-end 3D microscopes.
Because these files belong to closed, proprietary systems, they are incredibly difficult to manage outside of their native environments. Users typically want to convert Interlex .ILX files to CSV or TXT so they can migrate their vocabulary decks to modern spaced-repetition apps like Anki. Game modders often need to unpack .ILX files to edit UI elements in XML format before repacking them. The primary disadvantage of the .ILX format is its lack of broad compatibility; it is not supported by standard text editors or web browsers, and reading the raw file often displays scrambled binary data.
Standard online converters fail to process .ILX files because they lack the specific parsing logic required for these niche formats. Often, only the original software can properly read or export the data. However, convert.guru can still identify the file format, inspect the file, and show text or internal content. Just drag and drop your .ILX file into our tool to see what it is. If our analysis detects a supported underlying or embedded format, viewing or conversion may still be possible.
Convert.Guru analyzes your ILX file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
If you want to convert ILX file to INDD, QXP, PUB, PMD, PM6, PM7, PM8, PM9, PM10, PM11, OMP or P65, you can use Interlex or similar software from the "Vocabulary & Game Layout Data" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert MDI, PUB, PDP, PM4, P65, COMIC, WEBTEMPLATE, PMD, SPUB, INDD, PM5 or QXP files to ILX, try Interlex or another comparable tool in the "Vocabulary & Game Layout Data" category.
The ILX 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 ILX converter.