QTE Converter

Extract text from Quick Quote estimates (QTE)

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Drop or upload your .QTE file

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How to extract text from your QTE file

Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your QTE file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.

Convert QTE to another file type

To convert QTE estimates to another format, you need Quick_Quote or other Data software.

Convert a file to QTE

To convert other file formats to the "Cost Estimation File" file type, you need software like Quick_Quote or a similar tool.

About QTE files

A .qte file is primarily a proprietary Quote or Estimate file generated by niche estimating tools like Quick Quote Software (used in industries like countertop fabrication and mold manufacturing). These files are not simple text documents; they contain structured databases of material costs, labor rates, and pricing formulas.

The Problem: Because .qte files are strictly proprietary, you cannot double-click to open them in Microsoft Excel or Notepad. They are "locked" to the specific version of the software that created them (e.g., QuickQuote Standard or QuickBooks legacy exports). If a contractor sends you a .qte file, you are essentially stuck with a digital paperweight unless you own the same $1,500+ software license.

The Solution:

For Viewing/Printing: Convert the .qte to PDF (Portable Document Format). This freezes the estimate layout, ensuring the client sees exactly what you intended without needing special software.
For Data/Editing: Convert to CSV (Comma Separated Values) or XLSX. This strips away the proprietary formatting but recovers the raw data - line items, quantities, and prices - so you can recalculate figures in Excel or import them into modern accounting tools like QuickBooks Online.

Secondary Use Case: In rare legacy video workflows, a .qte file may be a QuickTime Edit List. These are tiny metadata files used by older versions of Apple QuickTime to define cut points and edits without altering the original video file. These should be converted to a standard container like MOV or MP4 to render the edits permanent.

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

FAQ

If you want to convert QTE file to CSV, JSON, XML, YAML, YML, TOML, INI, CFG, CONF, DAT, DB or SQL, you can use Quick_Quote or similar software from the "Estimate & Quote Data" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….

To convert DBF, XML, SQLITE, XLSX, SQL, TSV, ACCDB, YAML, MDB, CSV, ODS or JSON files to QTE, try Quick_Quote or another comparable tool in the "Estimate & Quote Data" category.

The QTE 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 QTE converter.