USE Converter

Extract text from USE files


Drop or upload your .USE file
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How to extract text from your USE file

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

Convert USE to another file type

To convert your USE file to another format, you need USE (UML-based Specification Environment) or other Developer software.

Convert a file to USE

To convert other file formats to the "UML Model" file type, you need software like USE (UML-based Specification Environment) or a similar tool.


About USE files

The .USE file extension is primarily a UML OCL Specification Model created by the UML-based Specification Environment (USE) tool. Developed by the University of Bremen, these files contain textual descriptions of UML (Unified Modeling Language) class models and OCL (Object Constraint Language) constraints. They are essential for systems engineers and students to validate model integrity before implementation. However, sharing these files creates friction: the raw file is just a script, meaning stakeholders cannot see the visual class diagrams or validate the logic without installing the specific, Java-based USE software. To share your work with professors or clients who lack the software, it is best to convert the textual specification to PDF for documentation or TXT for universal code review. A secondary, legacy use case involves player data files for the classic shooter Unreal Tournament, often used to store user configurations or progress.

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


FAQ

If you want to convert USE file to CSV, JSON, XML, YAML, YML, TOML, INI, CFG, CONF, DAT, DB or SQL, you can use USE (UML-based Specification Environment) or similar software from the "UML OCL Specification Model" 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 USE, try USE (UML-based Specification Environment) or another comparable tool in the "UML OCL Specification Model" category.



The USE 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 USE converter.