How to extract text from your NDB file
- Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your NDB file.
- You’ll see a preview, if available.
- Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert NDB to another file type
To convert your NDB file to another format, you need SQLite or other Database software.
- NDB to SVG
- NDB to AI
- NDB to EPS
- NDB to PDF
- NDB to JPG
- NDB to CDR
- NDB to WMF
- NDB to EMF
- NDB to SWF
- NDB to FLA
- NDB to XFL
- NDB to SKETCH
Convert a file to NDB
To convert other file formats to the "Proprietary Data Container" file type, you need software like SQLite or a similar tool.
- AFPUB to NDB
- EPS to NDB
- FIG to NDB
- VSD to NDB
- SKETCH to NDB
- VDX to NDB
- AFPHOTO to NDB
- PDF to NDB
- AFDESIGN to NDB
- SVG to NDB
- VSDX to NDB
- AI to NDB
About NDB files
The .ndb extension serves as a container for several distinct, incompatible data formats, creating significant confusion for users trying to access their content. Primarily, it acts as a Network Database File used by proprietary systems like ZKTeco access control hardware, ClamAV antivirus signatures, or legacy Microsoft Jet databases. These files are typically binary or structured SQL repositories that effectively lock your data behind specific software interfaces, making it impossible to view employee logs, system configurations, or biometric data in standard spreadsheet tools like Microsoft Excel. Another common variation is the Nevron Diagram file, used by Nevron Draw to store complex vector flowcharts and schematics, which are unreadable to standard image viewers. Additionally, users of the Noteshelf app on iOS/Android may encounter .ndb files as notebook backups, which are actually renamed ZIP archives containing the user's notes and audio. To overcome these barriers, users typically need to convert database variations to CSV or SQL for data analysis, render Nevron diagrams into PDF or SVG for universal viewing, or extract backup containers to retrieve the raw PDF and media files inside.
Convert.Guru analyzes your NDB file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
Users also converted NBD, NDP, GZ, MDB, DB, ZIP, ABD, GSF and BUF files.
The NDB 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 NDB converter.