Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your IRL file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert IRL to another file type
To convert IRL rule files to another format, you need IBM ODM or other Developer software.
Convert a file to IRL
To convert other file formats to the "ILOG Rule Language File" file type, you need software like IBM ODM or a similar tool.
About IRL files
The .irl file is primarily an ILOG Rule Language file used by IBM Operational Decision Manager. These files contain business rule definitions stored in a proprietary syntax. It is also occasionally used as a home automation backup file by the legacy iRule App. Users often need to convert .irl files because they are tightly coupled to expensive enterprise software. Opening them requires heavy Java environments and commercial licenses. They are not natively supported by web browsers or standard text editors, making quick reviews or sharing impossible. Standard online converters fail to process .irl files because the business logic is proprietary. To overcome these limits, converting to TXT, XML, or JSON is highly recommended for readability and version control. Since this is a closed format, parsing the exact logic can be difficult. Often only the original software can properly read or export the data. However, just drag and drop your file to convert.guru to identify the format, view it, and convert it when possible. Our analysis detects the supported underlying or embedded format, so viewing or conversion may still be possible.
Convert.Guru analyzes your IRL file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
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FAQ
If you want to convert IRL file to , you can use IBM ODM or similar software from the "Business Rule Definition Storage" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert files to IRL, try IBM ODM or another comparable tool in the "Business Rule Definition Storage" category.
The IRL 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 IRL converter.