Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your LIS file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert LIS to another file type
To convert LIS Reports to another format, you need Notepad++ or other Text software.
Convert a file to LIS
To convert other file formats to the "Output Listing File" file type, you need software like Notepad++ or a similar tool.
About LIS files
A .LIS file is primarily an output listing or report file generated by various legacy, enterprise, and scientific applications. Systems like Alesco Human Resource Management, ANZ Transactive, SPSS, and PeopleSoft use it to export tabular data, backlog reports, or statistical analysis. It is also used as a legacy Log Information Standard by Schlumberger for well log data. The main disadvantage of the .LIS format is its lack of standardization. It often contains raw, unstructured text mixed with legacy printer control characters (like HP PCL) or proprietary spacing. You cannot easily filter, sort, or graph this data without manual cleanup. It is not designed for modern web or data analysis workflows, effectively locking your data inside an obsolete text structure. To make this data useful, you must convert it. For data analysis and spreadsheet manipulation, convert to CSV or XLSX. For archiving or sharing fixed-layout reports, convert to PDF. For basic reading, a standard TXT format is best.
Convert.Guru analyzes your LIS file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
If you want to convert LIS file to TXT, RTF, DOC, DOCX, ODT, PAGES, TEX, LATEX, MD, MARKDOWN, LOG or NFO, you can use Notepad++ or similar software from the "Report Output Listing" 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 LIS, try Notepad++ or another comparable tool in the "Report Output Listing" category.
The LIS 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 LIS converter.