Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your LOG file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert LOG to another file type
To convert LOG logs to another format, you need Notepad++ or other System software.
Convert a file to LOG
To convert other file formats to the "Event Log File" file type, you need software like Notepad++ or a similar tool.
About LOG files
The .LOG file extension is primarily used for plain text event logs generated by operating systems, servers, and software applications to record background activities, errors, and transactions. Major systems like Microsoft Windows, Google Chrome, and Apple iOS rely on these files for diagnostics. While they are essentially text files (often encoded in UTF-8 or UTF-16 LE), some .LOG files use structured formats like JSON Lines (JSONL) or proprietary binary structures for Windows Registry and IndexedDB databases. The main problem with .LOG files is their sheer size and lack of structure. Server logs can easily grow to several gigabytes, instantly freezing and crashing standard text editors like Notepad. Furthermore, reading thousands of raw, unformatted text lines makes manual data analysis and error tracking incredibly difficult and time-consuming. To make log data actionable, conversion is essential. For easier reading and distribution, convert .LOG to PDF or TXT. For advanced data analysis, filtering, and sorting in spreadsheet software like Microsoft Excel, structured log files should be converted to CSV or XML. Drop your file here to analyze and convert it securely right in your browser - free, online, and without installing heavy log-reading software.
Convert.Guru analyzes your LOG file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
If you want to convert LOG file to PDF, CSV, TXT, RTF, DOC, DOCX, ODT, PAGES, TEX, LATEX, MD or MARKDOWN, you can use Notepad++ or similar software from the "System Event and Error Tracking" 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 LOG, try Notepad++ or another comparable tool in the "System Event and Error Tracking" category.
The LOG 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 LOG converter.