How to extract text from your PZF file
- Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your PZF file.
- You’ll see a preview, if available.
- Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert PZF to another file type
To convert your PZF file to another format, you need GraphPad Prism or other Data software.
- PZF to INDD
- PZF to QXP
- PZF to PUB
- PZF to PMD
- PZF to PM6
- PZF to PM7
- PZF to PM8
- PZF to PM9
- PZF to PM10
- PZF to PM11
- PZF to OMP
- PZF to P65
Convert a file to PZF
To convert other file formats to the "Scientific Project File" file type, you need software like GraphPad Prism or a similar tool.
- MDI to PZF
- PUB to PZF
- PDP to PZF
- PM4 to PZF
- P65 to PZF
- COMIC to PZF
- WEBTEMPLATE to PZF
- PMD to PZF
- SPUB to PZF
- INDD to PZF
- PM5 to PZF
- QXP to PZF
About PZF files
A .PZF file is a comprehensive project file created by GraphPad Prism, a leading software for scientific graphing, curve fitting, and biostatistics. These binary files encapsulate the entire research workflow: raw data tables, analysis results, info sheets, and high-resolution graphs. While indispensable for research continuity, the format poses significant accessibility challenges. Because .PZF is a proprietary binary format (often associated with older versions of Prism compared to the newer XML-based PZFX), it cannot be opened by standard spreadsheet tools like Microsoft Excel or text editors. This creates friction when sharing data with colleagues who lack a paid Prism license or when archiving data for long-term accessibility. To overcome these barriers, users often need to convert .PZF files. For data extraction and further analysis, converting to XLSX or CSV is ideal. For publication and sharing visual results, converting graphs to PDF, EPS, TIFF, or PNG ensures high-fidelity reproduction without requiring the original software.
Convert.Guru analyzes your PZF file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
Users also converted PRISM, PZFX, PDF, PZC and PZT files.
The PZF 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 PZF converter.