PDB Converter

Convert database files (PDB) online for free


Drop or upload your .PDB file
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How to convert your PDB file

  1. Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your PDB file.
  2. You'll see a preview.
  3. Click the "Convert file to..." button to save your file in the format you want.

Convert PDB to another file type

The converter easily converts your PDB databases to various formats - free and online. No Microsoft Visual Studio or other Developer software needed.

  • PDB to PDF
  • PDB to EPUB
  • PDB to NOL
  • PDB to QTL
  • PDB to AVS
  • PDB to HTM
  • PDB to DIF
  • PDB to EPS3
  • PDB to RGF
  • PDB to J2K
  • PDB to XLT
  • PDB to PIX

Convert a file to PDB

The converter also works in reverse, so you can convert other "Program Debug Database" formats to PDB without using software like Microsoft Visual Studio or a similar tool.

  • IMG to PDB
  • WBMP to PDB
  • SIF to PDB
  • 001 to PDB
  • PML to PDB
  • WPS to PDB
  • DIB to PDB
  • KPS to PDB
  • EPSI to PDB
  • NCT to PDB
  • TAP to PDB
  • XLSB to PDB

About PDB files

The .PDB file extension primarily represents two entirely different formats: a Program Debug Database used by Microsoft Visual Studio, or a Protein Data Bank file storing 3D coordinates of macromolecular structures. Microsoft .PDB files hold debugging and project state information, allowing developers to trace errors in EXE and DLL binaries. Conversely, biological .PDB files are plain text documents containing atomic data, heavily used by modeling tools like PyMOL and AlphaFold.

Users frequently encounter challenges with .PDB files. Microsoft debugging symbols are proprietary, heavy binaries strictly tied to specific software builds, making them impossible to read without specialized debuggers. Furthermore, the Protein Data Bank format is a rigid legacy standard from the 1970s, originally based on 80-column punch cards, which severely limits its ability to handle modern, massive molecular complexes. Other older applications, like SAP PowerDesigner or legacy Palm OS devices, also use .PDB for physical data models and mobile databases.

To overcome these limitations, you must convert the file to a more accessible format. For Microsoft debug data, converting to XML or TXT is necessary for cross-platform log analysis or archiving. For biological data, convert .PDB to modern formats like CIF (Crystallographic Information File) or SDF for web viewing and reliable 3D archiving. Drag and drop your file here to analyze and convert it - free, online, and without installing software.

Use Convert.Guru to open and convert your PDB file.

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FAQ

If you want to convert PDB file to MOL2, FASTA, CIF, BAK, BACKUP, OLD, TMP, TEMP, ARC or ZIP, you can use Microsoft Visual Studio or similar software from the "Debugging Symbols & Protein Data" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….

To convert SNAPSHOT, OLD, RESTORE, ISO, COPY, VMDK, TMP, VHD, BAK, ARCHIVE or BACKUP files to PDB, try Microsoft Visual Studio or another comparable tool in the "Debugging Symbols & Protein Data" category.



The PDB 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 PDB converter.