Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your PTD file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert PTD to another file type
To convert PTD labels to another format, you need PhraseExpress or other Data software.
Convert a file to PTD
To convert other file formats to the "Multipurpose Data File" file type, you need software like PhraseExpress or a similar tool.
About PTD files
A .PTD file is a highly fragmented format used by dozens of unrelated software applications. The most common variants include text templates for PhraseExpress, label designs for the Brother P-touch Editor, project data for Schlumberger Petrel, and Islamic prayer time schedules. Industrial tools like PipeTech and MCGS PT-Designer also use this extension to store encrypted HMI screens and database event logs. Because it serves so many different purposes, the .PTD format is notoriously difficult to manage. The files are almost entirely proprietary, meaning they lock your data into a specific software ecosystem. They are not natively supported by web browsers, mobile devices, or standard office suites. Furthermore, you cannot open a Petrel project file in PhraseExpress, even though they share the exact same extension. Attempting to view these files usually requires an expensive subscription or legacy software, frustrating users who just need to extract their raw text, label graphics, or underlying database records. We analyze the file signature to determine its true format. For web use or editing, PhraseExpress templates (which use UTF-8 encoding) can be converted to TXT or CSV. If it is a Brother P-touch label design, convert it to PDF or PNG for easy printing and sharing. For database-driven files like PipeTech or e-Sword data (which are actually JetDB or SQL under the hood), extraction to CSV is best. Note that heavily encrypted industrial formats may only be partially recoverable.
Convert.Guru analyzes your PTD file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
If you want to convert PTD file to JPG, PDF, PNG, GIF, BMP, TIFF, TIF, WEBP, ICO, CUR, PSD or PSB, you can use PhraseExpress or similar software from the "Proprietary Data Storage" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert RAW, PNG, AI, NEF, PSB, DNG, SVG, GIF, EPS, JPG, ARW or PDF files to PTD, try PhraseExpress or another comparable tool in the "Proprietary Data Storage" category.
The PTD 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 PTD converter.