PTD Converter

Extract text from PTD files

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Drop or upload your .PTD file

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How to extract text from your PTD file

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 your PTD file to another format, you need Brother P-touch Editor or other Data software.

PTD to JPG
PTD to PDF
PTD to PNG
PTD to GIF
PTD to BMP
PTD to TIFF
PTD to TIF
PTD to WEBP
PTD to ICO
PTD to CUR
PTD to PSD
PTD to PSB

Convert a file to PTD

To convert other file formats to the "Proprietary Project Data" file type, you need software like Brother P-touch Editor or a similar tool.

RAW to PTD
PNG to PTD
AI to PTD
NEF to PTD
PSB to PTD
DNG to PTD
SVG to PTD
GIF to PTD
EPS to PTD
JPG to PTD
ARW to PTD
PDF to PTD

About PTD files

The .PTD extension is a classic example of a "chameleon" file format, used by distinct proprietary ecosystems for completely different purposes. Most commonly, users encounter this file as a Brother P-touch label design, a PipeTech pipeline inspection database, or a PhraseExpress text template archive.

A common issue with .PTD files is their lack of interoperability. A label file created in Brother P-touch Editor cannot be opened by Microsoft Word or standard image viewers, creating friction when you need to share a label proof with a client who doesn't have the printer software installed. Similarly, PipeTech inspection data is often locked inside a JetDB-based container, making it difficult to analyze statistics in Microsoft Excel without specific export tools.

Best Conversion Targets:

For Brother Labels: Convert to PDF for proofing or PNG/JPG for web previews. This preserves the layout without requiring the specific font libraries or printer drivers.
For PipeTech/Database Files: Convert the internal table data to CSV or XLSX. This allows for flexible data analysis and reporting in spreadsheet software.
For PhraseExpress/Text Data: Exporting to TXT or XML ensures your snippets can be migrated to other text expansion tools.

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

Users also converted PDF, PTB, JPG, DOCX, NBIB, TXT, DTL, DRW and BDL files.

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.