Extract text from SUM files
To convert your SUM file to another format, you need PADS Professional or other Text software.
To convert other file formats to the "Log and Report File" file type, you need software like PADS Professional or a similar tool.
The .SUM file extension is a versatile container used by various industries to store generated summary data, logs, and checksums. Its most prominent use (approx. 15%) is within Electronic Design Automation (EDA) workflows using software like Siemens Xpedition and PADS Professional to record compilation results, design rule checks, and fabrication outputs. Other significant uses include Garmin fitness activity summaries, Go language dependency checksums (go.sum), and pile driving analysis reports by Pile Dynamics, Inc.
A common frustration with .SUM files is their lack of standardization. While many are plain text, they are often formatted strictly for machine parsing rather than human readability. Opening a raw EDA summary in a standard text editor can result in cluttered, unformatted text that is difficult to present to stakeholders or include in official documentation. Furthermore, specific proprietary variants (like older binary logs) may fail to open entirely without the original expensive software suite.
For documentation and archiving, users should convert text-based .SUM files to PDF to ensure layout consistency and readability across devices. For data analysis - such as reviewing Garmin fitness metrics or scientific test results - converting to CSV or Excel (XLSX) is ideal, enabling the use of spreadsheet formulas and charts. Developers handling go.sum files typically view them as TXT or verify them using the Go CLI tool.
Convert.Guru analyzes your SUM file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
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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 SUM converter.