LZF Converter

Extract text from Hubitat backups (LZF)


Drop or upload your .LZF file
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How to extract text from your LZF file

  1. Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your LZF file.
  2. You’ll see a preview, if available.
  3. Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.

Convert LZF to another file type

To convert LZF backups to another format, you need Hubitat Elevation or other Compressed software.

Convert a file to LZF

To convert other file formats to the "Compressed Backup Archive" file type, you need software like Hubitat Elevation or a similar tool.


About LZF files

The .LZF file extension primarily represents a compressed backup file used by the Hubitat Elevation home automation platform, or a general data archive compressed using the LibLZF algorithm, which is frequently used for Databricks notebook source files. Historically, the extension was also used for compressed game graphics in the classic game The Settlers II. The main disadvantage of the .LZF format is its severe lack of native portability. Unlike standard ZIP files, you cannot simply open an .LZF file using Windows File Explorer or macOS Finder. It is a highly specialized, proprietary format engineered for rapid software-level processing rather than consumer file sharing. For instance, a Hubitat backup file is completely unreadable outside of the hub's interface and requires the original hardware to be restored. Users typically need to extract .LZF files into universally accessible archive formats like ZIP or TAR, or decode them into readable TXT data. Because .LZF is often a closed, application-specific format, standard online converters consistently fail to process it. Just drag and drop your file onto convert.guru to identify the exact format, view its internal structure, and convert it when possible. If our analysis detects a supported underlying or embedded format, viewing or conversion may still be seamlessly achieved.

Convert.Guru analyzes your LZF file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.

Users also converted LZW, C1 and JZ files.


FAQ

If you want to convert LZF file to ZIP, RAR, 7Z, TAR, GZ, BZ2, XZ, LZMA, CAB, ACE, ARJ or LHA, you can use Hubitat Elevation or similar software from the "Compressed Data Archive" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….

To convert XXE, 7Z, Z, PAK, LHA, DEB, UUE, TAR, LZH, ZIP, PKG or RAR files to LZF, try Hubitat Elevation or another comparable tool in the "Compressed Data Archive" category.



The LZF 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 LZF converter.