Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your LGL file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert LGL to another file type
To convert your LGL file to another format, you need Quicken WillMaker or other Text software.
Convert a file to LGL
To convert other file formats to the "Proprietary Legal Document" file type, you need software like Quicken WillMaker or a similar tool.
About LGL files
The .lgl file extension is most commonly associated with proprietary legal document software, specifically legacy versions of Nolo Quicken WillMaker and the now-defunct Parsons Technology Personal Lawyer. These files contain structured legal data - such as wills, living trusts, and promissory notes - compiled from user inputs into a templated format. A significant problem for users is that .lgl files are not standard text documents; they are proprietary containers that Microsoft Word cannot natively read. If you are trying to open a file from the late 90s or early 2000s, you may find yourself locked out of your own data because the original software (like Parsons Legal Forms) is incompatible with modern Windows operating systems. To retrieve the content, the best workflow is converting the file to PDF for a read-only archive that preserves formatting, or to DOCX/RTF if you need to edit the legal clauses in a modern word processor. Less frequently, .lgl files may be download lists created by the discontinued LeechGet manager or edge definition files for Large Graph Layout software, neither of which are compatible with document viewers.
Convert.Guru analyzes your LGL file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
If you want to convert LGL file to SHP, KML, KMZ, GPX, GEOJSON, TOPOJSON, TIF, TIFF, ECW, SID, IMG or DEM, you can use Quicken WillMaker or similar software from the "Legal Document Storage" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert LAZ, KMZ, DTM, CSV, DEM, PRJ, LAS, GPX, DSM, SHP, DBF or KML files to LGL, try Quicken WillMaker or another comparable tool in the "Legal Document Storage" category.
The LGL 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 LGL converter.