LA Converter

Extract text from Lossless audio files (LA)

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How to extract text from your LA file

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

Convert LA to another file type

To convert LA Audio files to another format, you need GNU Libtool or other Audio software.

Convert a file to LA

To convert other file formats to the "Lossless Audio / Developer Archive" file type, you need software like GNU Libtool or a similar tool.

About LA files

The .LA extension is a chameleon, serving three distinct and incompatible purposes. Most commonly in developer environments, it is a Libtool Library Archive - a simple text file used by GNU Libtool to manage library dependencies during software compilation on Linux. These are small, plain text files that should not be confused with audio.

However, for media enthusiasts, an .LA file is often a Lossless Audio file. Developed as a high-compression alternative to FLAC, it squeezes audio data tighter but suffers from poor playback support. You cannot open these natively in Spotify, iTunes, or even Windows Media Player without rare plugins. Finally, mobile users may encounter .LA files as project data from Samsung Soundcamp, a now-discontinued music creation app.

Best Conversion Targets:

For Audio (.LA music): Convert to FLAC (for archiving) or MP3 (for playback on phones/tablets). The original LA format is too obscure for daily use.
For Developers (Libtool): Do not convert. Open with Notepad++ or Visual Studio Code to view the text dependencies.
For Soundcamp: These are proprietary project files. If you cannot open them on an older Samsung device, they are difficult to recover.
For Energy Reports: If this is a data log from an Energy Meter system, view it as TXT or import it into Microsoft Excel as a CSV.

Use Convert.Guru to open and convert your LA file.

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FAQ

If you want to convert LA file to MP3, WAV, AAC, FLAC, OGG, WMA, M4A, AIFF, OPUS, ALAC, APE or WV, you can use GNU Libtool or similar software from the "Lossless Audio & Library Archives" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….

To convert MIDI, AAC, TTA, AU, WV, DTS, MID, FLAC, RA, MP3, PCM or WAV files to LA, try GNU Libtool or another comparable tool in the "Lossless Audio & Library Archives" category.

The LA 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 LA converter.