LFS Converter
Convert LFS files online for free
Drop or upload your .LFS file
How to convert your LFS file
- Click Select File above, and choose your LFS file.
- You'll see a preview.
- Click the "Convert file to..." button to save your file in the format you want.
Convert LFS to another file type
The converter easily converts your LFS file to various formats—free and online. No Notepad or extra software needed.
- LFS to PDF
- LFS to MP4
- LFS to SYS
- LFS to DLL
- LFS to EXE
- LFS to DRV
- LFS to VXD
- LFS to 386
- LFS to COM
- LFS to BAT
- LFS to CMD
- LFS to SCR
Convert a file to LFS
The converter also works in reverse, allowing you to convert your file into the LFS file type—in the best quality.
- MSI to LFS
- EXE to LFS
- REG to LFS
- MST to LFS
- LNK to LFS
- CAB to LFS
- CAT to LFS
- DRV to LFS
- INF to LFS
- SYS to LFS
- MSU to LFS
- DLL to LFS
About LFS files
LFS files, or Large File Storage files, are primarily used with Git to handle large files efficiently. While useful in development contexts, converting LFS files to other formats can be a challenge due to their specific nature. Common formats to convert LFS files into include JPG, PNG, MP4, PDF, and TXT.
Converting these files requires software that understands Git LFS. One such tool is Git LFS itself, which can be used to track and pull the actual file content. Once retrieved, tools like Adobe Acrobat for PDFs or GIMP for images can be used to convert the content to other formats.
There are important considerations when converting LFS files. These files are often large, which can lead to longer conversion times and require significant storage space. Additionally, some LFS files may contain data links rather than the actual data, making direct conversion impossible without resolving these links first.
Despite these challenges, using LFS files has drawbacks such as complexity and potential compatibility issues with non-Git environments. Because of these limitations, we recommend using the free and easy online website Convert.Guru to convert LFS files. Simply drag-and-drop your LFS files to our webpage, and convert them into various formats effortlessly.
For more information on LFS files, visit the Git LFS Wikipedia page.
The LFS Converter Story
The history of Convert.Guru began more than 25 years ago in California, when Tom Simondi published the most comprehensive database of file formats on his website. Before that, Tom had worked on Space Shuttle development at the Air Force Systems Command’s Space Division in Los Angeles. He is known as one of the top programmers of the late 1980s.
When Microsoft integrated Tom’s Filext database into Windows XP, it became the leading platform for analyzing and processing file types and formats.
Today, we use the latest technologies to analyze, process, and convert one of the world's largest collections of file formats. We are committed to developing the best LFS converter by continuously improving quality, usability, and reliability.