Extract text from LIGHTKEYFXT files
To convert your LIGHTKEYFXT file to another format, you need Lightkey or other Settings software.
To convert other file formats to the "DMX Lighting Profile" file type, you need software like Lightkey or a similar tool.
The .LIGHTKEYFXT file is a proprietary Lighting Fixture Profile used exclusively by Lightkey, a professional DMX lighting control software for macOS. This file acts as a driver definition for stage lighting hardware, telling the software exactly how to control a specific fixture - mapping DMX channels to physical functions like pan, tilt, RGB color mixing, and gobo wheels.
Users typically encounter these files when sharing custom fixture libraries or backing up their lighting patch. The primary constraint is that .LIGHTKEYFXT files are designed strictly for the Lightkey ecosystem on Mac. If you are on Windows, or if you need to transfer this fixture definition to other DMX software like QLC+ or Daslight, the file is unreadable. It is not an image or a document, but a structured data file.
However, because the internal structure is based on the Apple Property List (plist) format, these files can often be treated as XML. For users without Lightkey who need to view the DMX channel chart (to manually recreate the profile in another desk), the best workflow is to convert or rename the file to XML or TXT. This allows you to open it in VS Code or Notepad++ to read the channel mappings in plain text. For documentation purposes, converting this text view to PDF is the standard for sharing fixture specifications with technicians.
Convert.Guru analyzes your LIGHTKEYFXT file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
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If you want to convert LIGHTKEYFXT file to TXT, RTF, DOC, DOCX, ODT, PAGES, TEX, LATEX, MD, MARKDOWN, LOG or NFO, you can use Lightkey or similar software from the "DMX Fixture Definition" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert PDF, DOC, ASC, TODO, NFO, MEMO, README, DOCX, JPG, TXT, NOTE or RTF files to LIGHTKEYFXT, try Lightkey or another comparable tool in the "DMX Fixture Definition" category.
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