Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your L5K file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert L5K to another file type
To convert L5K projects to another format, you need Studio 5000 or other Developer software.
Convert a file to L5K
To convert other file formats to the "Industrial Automation" file type, you need software like Studio 5000 or a similar tool.
About L5K files
The .L5K file is an ASCII text-based import/export format used by Rockwell Automation's industrial control software, specifically RSLogix 5000 and its successor, Studio 5000 Logix Designer. Unlike the standard binary ACD project file, the .L5K format is human-readable, making it critical for version control, diffing changes in text editors, and repairing corrupted project databases. However, because it is a raw text representation of ladder logic and controller tags, it cannot be executed directly by a PLC. To run or graphically edit the project, users must "import" the .L5K file back into the licensed Studio 5000 environment to regenerate the binary ACD file. While newer versions of the software prefer the XML-based .L5X format for external parsing, .L5K remains a common legacy standard for moving projects between different software versions.
Convert.Guru analyzes your L5K file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
If you want to convert L5K file to ACD, BAK, BACKUP, OLD, TMP, TEMP, ARC, ZIP, TAR, GZ, 7Z or RAR, you can use Studio 5000 or similar software from the "PLC Project Export" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert SNAPSHOT, OLD, IMG, RESTORE, ISO, COPY, VMDK, TMP, VHD, BAK, ARCHIVE or BACKUP files to L5K, try Studio 5000 or another comparable tool in the "PLC Project Export" category.
The L5K 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 L5K converter.