Extract text from Key layout files (KL)
To convert KL Layout files to another format, you need Android Open Source Project or other Settings software.
To convert other file formats to the "Keyboard Layout File" file type, you need software like Android Open Source Project or a similar tool.
A .kl file is primarily an Android Key Layout file used by the Android OS to map low-level Linux hardware key codes (from physical keyboards, buttons, or gamepads) to Android-specific key events. Another common use for the .kl extension is as a source code file for industrial robots programmed in FANUC KAREL or KUKA Robot Language (KRL). Occasionally, the extension is used by Kaspersky Lab software for internal updates, which are actually wrapped in a standard 7z archive container.
Working with .kl files can be frustrating. Editing Android layout files directly on a device requires root access and strict permissions, making them inaccessible for standard users. Robot program files require expensive, proprietary software suites like KUKA.sim or FANUC ROBOGUIDE, which cost thousands of dollars and lack cross-platform compatibility. If you try to open these files without the exact development environment, you will either face unreadable syntax or locked archives.
To overcome these limitations, you need to convert or extract the file. For reading and editing Android keymaps or KAREL source code on any device, convert .kl to TXT or XML. If the file is a Kaspersky Lab archive, extract it as a ZIP or 7Z file to access the internal contents.
Convert.Guru analyzes your KL file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
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If you want to convert KL file to LB, L, MPH, MT, SYS, DLL, EXE, DRV, VXD, 386, COM or BAT, you can use Android Open Source Project or similar software from the "Hardware Key Mapping" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert MSI, EXE, REG, MST, LNK, CAB, CAT, DRV, INF, SYS, MSU or DLL files to KL, try Android Open Source Project or another comparable tool in the "Hardware Key Mapping" 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 KL converter.