How to extract text from your REALM file
- Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your REALM file.
- You’ll see a preview, if available.
- Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert REALM to another file type
To convert your REALM file to another format, you need Realm Studio or other Database software.
- REALM to SERVER
- REALM to SQLITE
- REALM to CSV
- REALM to JAVA
- REALM to DB
- REALM to SQLITE3
- REALM to MDB
- REALM to ACCDB
- REALM to DBF
- REALM to ODB
- REALM to FDB
- REALM to GDB
Convert a file to REALM
To convert other file formats to the "NoSQL Object Database" file type, you need software like Realm Studio or a similar tool.
- NDF to REALM
- SQLITE3 to REALM
- BAK to REALM
- RDB to REALM
- SQL to REALM
- DB4 to REALM
- MDF to REALM
- MDB to REALM
- LDF to REALM
- DB to REALM
- DB3 to REALM
- SQLITE to REALM
About REALM files
A .REALM file is a proprietary binary database container used primarily by mobile applications built with the Realm SDK (now part of MongoDB). Unlike traditional relational databases, .REALM files store data as objects directly on the disk, bypassing the need for complex Object-Relational Mapping (ORM). While this architecture provides high performance for iOS and Android apps, it is a main issue for data accessibility outside the application environment. The format is opaque to standard text editors and cannot be opened natively in spreadsheet software like Microsoft Excel or standard SQL clients. Users often encounter versioning conflicts where a .REALM file created with a newer SDK cannot be opened by older viewers, or vice versa. To analyze the data, debug application states, or migrate content, converting the file is often the most pragmatic step. For human readability and web integration, converting to JSON is ideal. For data analysis and reporting, converting to CSV allows immediate access in spreadsheet tools. For developers requiring standard query capabilities, converting the schema to SQLite provides a familiar SQL interface lost in the original object format.
Convert.Guru analyzes your REALM file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
Users also converted LOCK, MX, JSON, SQLITE, PDF, ZIP, DBF, MPD, FDB, SERVER, CSV and JAVA files.
The REALM 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 REALM converter.