Extract text from Wolfram Language files (WL)
To convert WL files to another format, you need Mathematica or other Developer software.
To convert other file formats to the "Source Code or Worklist" file type, you need software like Mathematica or a similar tool.
The .wl file extension is most commonly a Wolfram Language Source Code file used by Mathematica to store mathematical scripts, datasets, and graph data. Alternatively, the medical sector uses .wl files as a DICOM Modality Worklist to transfer patient scheduling and procedure data between hospital systems and imaging equipment (like MRI or CT scanners). Less frequent uses include financial trading watchlists in Fidelity Wealth-Lab, Wavelet Compressed Audio files for Winamp, and sewer inspection data for Wincan.
These files are severely limited by their highly specialized nature. A Wolfram .wl file is essentially plain text but requires an active, expensive Mathematica license to execute the code. DICOM worklists contain critical patient data but are encoded in a strict clinical protocol, making them completely unreadable on a standard PC without dedicated PACS software. Audio or financial list variants are similarly locked into legacy or niche applications.
To overcome these compatibility hurdles, conversion is necessary. For code review or documentation, convert Wolfram .wl files to TXT or PDF. If the file contains dataset values, extracting it to CSV or JSON makes it accessible in standard spreadsheet software. For DICOM worklists, parsing the text data to XML or CSV allows integration with modern non-DICOM scheduling systems.
Convert.Guru analyzes your WL file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
Users also converted MX, WDX, ADML and DL files.
If you want to convert WL file to DL, you can use Mathematica or similar software from the "Source Code & Medical Worklists" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert files to WL, try Mathematica or another comparable tool in the "Source Code & Medical Worklists" category.
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