How to extract text from your TBX file
- Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your TBX file.
- You’ll see a preview, if available.
- Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert TBX to another file type
To convert your TBX file to another format, you need SDL Trados Studio or other Data software.
- TBX to TMX
- TBX to XLSX
- TBX to TXT
- TBX to RTF
- TBX to DOC
- TBX to DOCX
- TBX to ODT
- TBX to PAGES
- TBX to TEX
- TBX to LATEX
- TBX to MD
- TBX to MARKDOWN
Convert a file to TBX
To convert other file formats to the "Translation Glossary / GIS Toolbox" file type, you need software like SDL Trados Studio or a similar tool.
- PDF to TBX
- DOC to TBX
- ASC to TBX
- TODO to TBX
- NFO to TBX
- MEMO to TBX
- README to TBX
- DOCX to TBX
- JPG to TBX
- TXT to TBX
- NOTE to TBX
- RTF to TBX
About TBX files
The .TBX extension primarily denotes a TermBase eXchange file, an XML-based industry standard (ISO 30042) used to interchange terminology data (glossaries) between translation software. While it ensures interoperability between tools like SDL Trados Studio and MemoQ, the raw format is verbose XML that is difficult for humans to read or edit directly. Users often struggle with strict schema validation errors or the inability to quickly view term lists without specialized, expensive software. A secondary, distinct use of this extension is for ArcGIS Toolboxes created by Esri ArcGIS. These files contain geoprocessing tools, models, and scripts. Legacy versions may be binary (Microsoft Compound File), while newer iterations are text-based. For translation professionals, the most practical workflow is converting .TBX to XLSX or CSV for easy editing in spreadsheets, then converting back for import. For GIS users, the goal is often migrating these toolboxes to Python scripts (pyt) or upgrading to the modern .atbx format supported by ArcGIS Pro.
Convert.Guru analyzes your TBX file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
Users also converted TMX, TXT, XLSX, ZIP, TIBX, LOG, TWBX, TWB, PDF and APK files.
The TBX 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 TBX converter.