Extract text from Diagnostic logs (TRACE)
To convert TRACE Logs to another format, you need AnyDesk or other Developer software.
To convert other file formats to the "Diagnostic Log File" file type, you need software like AnyDesk or a similar tool.
A .trace file is a highly variable diagnostic, logging, or performance profiling file used by dozens of software applications to record system events. The most common creators are AnyDesk for remote desktop logs, Android Studio for method and CPU profiling, Charles Web Debugging Proxy for HTTP sessions, and network tools like Wireshark for packet captures.
Because the .trace extension is generic, there is no single standard format. Some files are plain text or structured JSON (such as Microsoft Playwright web automation traces). Others are UTF-16 encoded logs used by the Microsoft Windows Driver Kit. Many are heavily compiled binary files, such as RF measurement data from Rohde & Schwarz or Android Simpleperf data. This extreme fragmentation makes them frustrating to handle. The files are highly proprietary, frequently exceed hundreds of megabytes in size, and lack default file associations. If you attempt to open a binary .trace file in a standard text editor, it will likely crash the application or display unreadable gibberish.
Converting a .trace file depends entirely on its source. Plain text logs or JSON-based traces can be safely converted to TXT, JSON, or CSV for data parsing and easier readability. Binary packet captures might require specialized conversion to PCAP.
Standard online converters inevitably fail with .trace files because they mistakenly rely on the generic file extension rather than analyzing the unique internal file signature. Even if the file uses a proprietary, closed binary format, our analysis engine can often detect supported underlying embedded formats, allowing you to view and convert the diagnostic data safely.
Convert.Guru analyzes your TRACE file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
Users also converted PERFETTO-TRACE, TRACEV3, TRC, CTRACE, TXT, ZIP, PDF, JPG, SIG, CSV, JPEG, SOR and PNG files.
If you want to convert TRACE file to OBJ, FBX, DAE, 3DS, MAX, BLEND, MA, MB, C4D, STL, PLY or WRL, you can use AnyDesk or similar software from the "Application Logging and Profiling" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert DWG, DAE, X3D, IGES, WRL, JT, SKP, 3DS, 3DM, OBJ, STEP or FBX files to TRACE, try AnyDesk or another comparable tool in the "Application Logging and Profiling" 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 TRACE converter.