Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your LID file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert LID to another file type
To convert LID ID files to another format, you need InstallShield or other Data software.
Convert a file to LID
To convert other file formats to the "Configuration & Album Data" file type, you need software like InstallShield or a similar tool.
About LID files
A .LID file generally serves one of several specialized functions depending on the originating software. Most frequently, it functions as an Image Label Data or photo album file associated with Logitech Image Studio, Zoner Photo Studio, or the discontinued Kodak EasyShare software. In this context, the file stores metadata, album structures, or labels rather than the actual image data. Alternatively, software developers encounter .LID files as Language Definition Files used by InstallShield. These files map localized text strings for Windows software installers. A smaller percentage of .LID files are label designs created in Labelident, utilizing a Microsoft Compound file structure. The primary disadvantage of the .LID format is its severe fragmentation and proprietary nature. Because multiple unconnected programs use the exact same extension for different data types, the files are confusing to open and manage. Furthermore, album-based .LID files rarely contain the actual media. Users often attempt to convert a tiny 5KB .LID file to JPG, failing to realize the original photos reside elsewhere on their local storage. Standard online converters fail to process these files because they lack a universal standard structure and require expensive enterprise tools or legacy software that is no longer maintained. Just drag and drop your file into convert.guru to identify the specific format, view it, and convert it when possible. Because this is a closed, proprietary format, we use deep file inspection to extract plain text, internal database structures, or embedded assets. If our analysis detects a supported underlying format, viewing or conversion may still be possible.
Convert.Guru analyzes your LID file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
If you want to convert LID file to TMP, TEMP, CACHE, LOG, BAK, OLD, NEW, PART, DOWNLOAD, CRDOWNLOAD, LOCK or PID, you can use InstallShield or similar software from the "Proprietary Settings and Metadata Storage" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert DEVICE, CACHE, SOCK, SYMLINK, PID, MOUNT, FIFO, LOG, PIPE, TMP, JUNCTION or TEMP files to LID, try InstallShield or another comparable tool in the "Proprietary Settings and Metadata Storage" category.
The LID 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 LID converter.