Extract text from Application output files (RESULT)
To convert RESULT Results to another format, you need Various Applications or other Data software.
To convert other file formats to the "Process Output File" file type, you need software like Various Applications or a similar tool.
The .RESULT file extension is a generic label used by dozens of unrelated software applications to store process outputs and analytical data. Because the extension simply describes the purpose of the file rather than its internal structure, a .result file could contain anything from JSON data for electronic signature verification in CryptoPro CSP to a ZIP archive holding chromatography data from Cytiva UNICORN. Other common uses include Java serialized objects, Python cProfile statistics, and XML electrical safety test reports.
The main disadvantage of .RESULT files is their complete lack of standardization. Without knowing which application created the file, your operating system will not know how to open it natively. If you try to open it locally, you might see readable text, but you could also encounter unreadable binary garbage like zlib compressed data or a Python pickle object. This makes sharing these files incredibly frustrating, as recipients usually lack the highly specific, expensive proprietary software required to interpret the data correctly.
Users typically need to convert .RESULT files into standard formats like JSON, XML, CSV, or plain TXT for data analysis, reporting, and archiving. However, because the format is highly fragmented and often proprietary, standard online converters usually fail to process it. Most converters expect a uniform file structure, which this specific file extension explicitly lacks.
This is why a smarter approach is necessary. If our analysis detects a supported underlying or embedded format, viewing or conversion may still be possible.
Convert.Guru analyzes your RESULT file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
Users also converted IN_RESULT, BIN, ASPX, VERSION, NUM, TEST and JSON files.
If you want to convert RESULT file to JSON, CSV, XML, YAML, YML, TOML, INI, CFG, CONF, DAT, DB or SQL, you can use Various Applications or similar software from the "Application Output Data Storage" 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 RESULT, try Various Applications or another comparable tool in the "Application Output Data 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 RESULT converter.