Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your LDF file.
You'll see a preview.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to save your file in the format you want.
Convert LDF to another file type
The converter easily converts your LDF Log files to various formats - free and online. No Microsoft SQL Server or or other Database software needed.
LDF to ECW
LDF to WEBP
LDF to WMP
LDF to J2K
LDF to JPF
LDF to JPC
LDF to JBIG
LDF to BIE
LDF to WLM
LDF to IWC
LDF to FPX
LDF to JP2
Convert a file to LDF
The converter also works in reverse, so you can convert other "SQL Server Transaction Log" formats to LDF without using software like Microsoft SQL Server or a similar tool.
WIC to LDF
BMF to LDF
CLIP to LDF
JPX to LDF
PWC to LDF
WSQ to LDF
P2 to LDF
JPF to LDF
WMZ to LDF
EMZ to LDF
JLS to LDF
FPX to LDF
About LDF files
The .LDF file extension primarily denotes a Microsoft SQL Server Transaction Log file. These files store a detailed, sequential history of all transactions and modifications made to an associated Master Database File (MDF). A secondary, distinct use for the .LDF extension is the Local Interconnect Network (LIN) Description File, used in automotive network engineering to define the communication protocol between vehicle microcontrollers. Other rare uses include LuraTech Document Format files and ECAD/MCAD library exchange files. To manage database logs, administrators use Microsoft SQL Server, while engineers use tools like Vector CANoe for LIN files. Both primary formats come with severe usability limitations. SQL Server logs are proprietary, binary files that cannot be read directly by text editors. They often grow to hundreds of gigabytes, consuming server storage, and require expensive enterprise software to analyze. Furthermore, detaching or moving them improperly will instantly corrupt the database. LIN files, while text-based, require expensive, specialized automotive testing software to interpret correctly. You usually need to extract or convert this data for practical use. For database auditing, convert or extract SQL log data to CSV or TXT. For sharing automotive network configurations, convert LIN .LDF files to DBC or XML. For legacy LuraTech documents, convert to PDF or TIFF for archiving. Drag and drop your file to analyze and convert it - free, online, and without installing software.
Use Convert.Guru to open and convert your LDF file.
If you want to convert LDF file to CSV, JSON, XML, YAML, YML, TOML, INI, CFG, CONF, DAT, DB or SQL, you can use Microsoft SQL Server or similar software from the "Database Transaction Log Storage" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert DBF, XML, SQLITE, XLSX, SQL, TSV, ACCDB, YAML, MDB, CSV, ODS or JSON files to LDF, try Microsoft SQL Server or another comparable tool in the "Database Transaction Log Storage" category.
The LDF 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 LDF converter.