Extract text from financial reporting files (XBRL)
To convert XBRL financial reports to another format, you need Arelle or other Data software.
To convert other file formats to the "Financial Reporting Data" file type, you need software like Arelle or a similar tool.
.XBRL files are eXtensible Business Reporting Language files based on the XML standard. They are used globally for exchanging business and financial data, specifically corporate regulatory filings and annual reports. You can open .XBRL files using specialized financial software like Altova XMLSpy or Arelle, or a basic text editor since the underlying format is plain text XML. Read more about the standard on Wikipedia.
The biggest problem with .XBRL is readability. Because it is highly structured XML loaded with complex taxonomies and tags, it is virtually impossible for humans to read or analyze directly without specialized parsing software. Most standard spreadsheet tools struggle to ingest raw XBRL without heavy formatting and add-ins. This creates a massive bottleneck for analysts trying to extract simple financial data.
To make this data useful, you must convert it. For data analysis and editing, convert to CSV or XLSX. For human-readable archiving or sharing with stakeholders, convert to PDF or HTML. Drop your file here to view and convert it securely right in your browser. Note that converting to flat formats like CSV will strip away the hierarchical XML taxonomy structure, leaving only the extracted flat data points.
Convert.Guru analyzes your XBRL file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
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If you want to convert XBRL file to PDF, XML, CSV, JSON, YAML, YML, TOML, INI, CFG, CONF, DAT or DB, you can use Arelle or similar software from the "Financial Data Exchange" 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 XBRL, try Arelle or another comparable tool in the "Financial Data Exchange" category.
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