RED Converter

Extract text from RED files

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Drop or upload your .RED file

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How to extract text from your RED file

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

Convert RED to another file type

To convert your RED file to another format, you need Orgadata LogiKal or other Data software.

Convert a file to RED

To convert other file formats to the "Construction Report Data" file type, you need software like Orgadata LogiKal or a similar tool.

About RED files

A .red file is most commonly associated with Orgadata LogiKal, a specialized software suite used for calculating and manufacturing windows, doors, and curtain walls. These files function as proprietary construction reports containing technical data, material lists, and structural specifications. A major limitation for users is that these files are strictly tied to the LogiKal ecosystem; without a valid license, the data is inaccessible, making it difficult to share construction details with clients or contractors who do not possess the software.

Alternatively, a .red file may be a Redcode assembly source file used in the programming game Core War, or a source script written in the Red programming language. In these cases, the file contains plain text instructions but often fails to open automatically because the operating system lacks a default association.

Conversion Recommendations:

For Construction Reports: Convert to PDF to ensure the document can be viewed, printed, and archived on any device without requiring Orgadata LogiKal.
For Source Code: Convert to TXT to edit the code in any text editor, or to PDF for code documentation and sharing.
For CAD Markups: If the file is a CADViewer Redline file, converting to PDF or PNG allows you to view the markup overlays without the original CAD tool.

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

Users also converted R3D, JPG, DOCX, PDF, TXT, JL, HTML, JSON and BLUE files.

FAQ

If you want to convert RED file to BLUE, DWG, DXF, DGN, RVT, RFA, SKP, 3DM, STEP, IGES, SAT or X_T, you can use Orgadata LogiKal or similar software from the "Window Construction Report" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….

To convert SLDASM, DGN, PRT, IAM, X_B, CATPRODUCT, SLDPRT, RVT, ASM, DWG, CATPART or DXF files to RED, try Orgadata LogiKal or another comparable tool in the "Window Construction Report" category.

The RED 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 RED converter.