Extract text from Realm databases (REALM)
To convert REALM databases to another format, you need Realm Studio or other Database software.
To convert other file formats to the "Mobile Object Database" file type, you need software like Realm Studio or a similar tool.
The .realm file is a mobile object database used by MongoDB Realm to store local app data on iOS and Android devices. Developers use these files to manage complex data structures natively without relying on traditional relational database tables. You can typically open and manage these files using Realm Studio, a dedicated developer tool. You can read more about its architecture on Wikipedia.
Users frequently need to convert .realm files to access the data outside of the original mobile application context. The format has significant disadvantages for non-developers: it is a highly proprietary binary format, lacks standard SQL support, and cannot be opened in standard text editors or generic database browsers. You must have specific developer SDKs installed just to read the data, making it very frustrating for users who just want to extract a list of records.
The best conversion targets for a .realm file are JSON or CSV. Converting to JSON preserves the nested, object-oriented structure of the data. Converting to CSV makes the data readable in spreadsheet software, but requires flattening the object relationships, which means you may lose hierarchical context.
Because this is a closed, proprietary format based on a unique memory-mapped architecture, standard online converters fail to process it. Often only the original software can properly read or export the data. If our analysis detects a supported underlying or embedded format, viewing or conversion may still be possible.
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.
If you want to convert REALM file to SERVER, SQLITE, CSV, JAVA, DB, SQLITE3, MDB, ACCDB, DBF, ODB, FDB or GDB, you can use Realm Studio or similar software from the "Mobile Object Database Storage" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert NDF, SQLITE3, BAK, RDB, SQL, DB4, MDF, MDB, LDF, DB, DB3 or SQLITE files to REALM, try Realm Studio or another comparable tool in the "Mobile Object Database Storage" category.
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.