TLC Converter

Extract text from TLC files

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How to extract text from your TLC file

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

Convert TLC to another file type

To convert your TLC file to another format, you need The Logo Creator or other Vector Image software.

Convert a file to TLC

To convert other file formats to the "Logo Template" file type, you need software like The Logo Creator or a similar tool.

About TLC files

The .tlc file extension is a classic example of a "collision" format, used by three completely different industries. Most commonly, it is a Logo Creator Project file generated by Laughingbird Software. These files contain proprietary layer data, text effects, and vector shapes that are locked to the The Logo Creator ecosystem. Users often struggle to share these files because they are not standard image formats like JPG or PNG; they are editable templates that require the original software to render.

Alternatively, in engineering and development contexts, a .tlc file is a Target Language Compiler script used by MathWorks Simulink. These are text-based source files used to customize how C or C++ code is generated from Simulink models. While these are technically readable in any text editor, they often lack the correct syntax highlighting without a proper IDE.

Pragmatic Conversion Advice:

For Logo Files: You cannot "convert" a Laughingbird .tlc project directly to an image using a generic online tool because the rendering engine is required to interpret the layers. The only reliable method is to open the file in The Logo Creator, and use the internal "Export" function to save as PNG (for web/transparency), JPG (for social media), or PDF (for print).
For Scripts (Simulink): If you just need to view the code, rename the extension from .tlc to txt or open it directly in Notepad++ or VS Code. converting to PDF is useful for archiving code documentation.

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

Users also converted OK, 9, D32 and SLC files.

FAQ

If you want to convert TLC file to SLC, SVG, AI, EPS, PDF, JPG, CDR, WMF, EMF, SWF, FLA or XFL, you can use The Logo Creator or similar software from the "Logo Design Project" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….

To convert AFPUB, EPS, FIG, VSD, SKETCH, VDX, AFPHOTO, PDF, AFDESIGN, SVG, VSDX or AI files to TLC, try The Logo Creator or another comparable tool in the "Logo Design Project" category.

The TLC 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 TLC converter.