KNT Converter

Extract text from KNT files


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

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

Convert KNT to another file type

To convert your KNT file to another format, you need KeyNote NF or other Text software.

Convert a file to KNT

To convert other file formats to the "Personal Information Manager" file type, you need software like KeyNote NF or a similar tool.


About KNT files

A .KNT file is a notebook project created by KeyNote (classic) or KeyNote NF (New Features), a tabbed personal information manager for Windows. Unlike standard text files, a .KNT acts as a structured container that stores a hierarchy of notes, rich text formatting, and even encrypted nodes using the Blowfish algorithm. Crucial Distinction: Users frequently confuse this format with Apple's presentation software; however, Apple Keynote exclusively uses the KEY extension. Practical friction arises because .KNT files are proprietary to the Windows-only KeyNote software, which is now considered legacy. You cannot open them in Microsoft Word, Evernote, or web browsers without conversion. This creates a "digital silo" where your organized data is trapped in an outdated format. To migrate your data, the best target formats are RTF (Rich Text Format) to preserve bolding, fonts, and colors for editing in Word; TXT for a universal, future-proof plain text backup; or PDF for a read-only archive that maintains the visual layout of your notes.

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

Users also converted KEY, KS-IG and KTH files.


FAQ

If you want to convert KNT file to TXT, RTF, DOC, DOCX, ODT, PAGES, TEX, LATEX, MD, MARKDOWN, LOG or NFO, you can use KeyNote NF or similar software from the "Hierarchical Note Storage" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….

To convert PDF, DOC, ASC, TODO, NFO, MEMO, README, DOCX, JPG, TXT, NOTE or RTF files to KNT, try KeyNote NF or another comparable tool in the "Hierarchical Note Storage" category.



The KNT 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 KNT converter.