Extract text from LEV files
To convert your LEV file to another format, you need Elasto Mania or other Game software.
To convert other file formats to the "Level Map Data" file type, you need software like Elasto Mania or a similar tool.
The .LEV extension is a classic example of a generic filename used by multiple independent software ecosystems. Primarily, it serves as a Game Level File for titles like the cult classic motorbike sim Elasto Mania, the voxel sandbox The Powder Toy, and the legendary shooter Duke Nukem 3D. In these contexts, the file contains binary or text-based instructions for map layout, terrain geometry, and asset placement.
However, a significant minority of .LEV files are actually Data Logs generated by Solinst Leveloggers, used by hydrologists to record groundwater and surface water metrics.
The main drawback is ambiguity and proprietary lock-in. You cannot simply double-click a .LEV file; without the specific parent software, the operating system treats it as an unknown binary. Opening a game level in a text editor usually results in garbled code, while Solinst data requires the specific Levelogger PC Software to view.
For Solinst users, the ideal workflow is converting these logs to CSV or Excel (.XLSX) for analysis in standard spreadsheet tools. For gamers, "conversion" often means rendering the level layout to a PNG or JPG image to share on forums, or extracting internal assets.
Convert.Guru analyzes your LEV file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
Users also converted LEVEL, LES, BLC and MKD files.
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 LEV converter.