Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your KPD file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert KPD to another file type
To convert your KPD file to another format, you need K-Link K-System Software or other Database software.
Convert a file to KPD
To convert other file formats to the "Configuration File" file type, you need software like K-Link K-System Software or a similar tool.
About KPD files
A .KPD file is most often an application data database file used by K-Link K-System software. While it appears proprietary, these files are frequently structured as standard SQLite databases, meaning they hold critical system configurations, logs, or keypad layout data in a structured table format. A common point of friction for users is that standard spreadsheet tools like Microsoft Excel or text editors like Notepad++ cannot display the binary data legibly, leading to "garbled text" errors. Additionally, the .KPD extension is widely used by Kaspersky for its anti-virus update and application description files (often found alongside .KUD files). These are system-level files designed to be read only by the security software, not humans. For K-Link users, the goal is often to extract data for reporting or backup. The best workflow involves converting the underlying database structure to CSV or XLSX for editing, or PDF for archiving layout configurations.
Convert.Guru analyzes your KPD file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
If you want to convert KPD file to SYS, DLL, EXE, DRV, VXD, 386, COM, BAT, CMD, SCR, PIF or LNK, you can use K-Link K-System Software or similar software from the "Application Data Storage" 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 KPD, try K-Link K-System Software or another comparable tool in the "Application Data Storage" category.
The KPD 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 KPD converter.