Extract text from Adobe XD files (XD)
To convert XD files to another format, you need Adobe XD or other Page Layout software.
To convert other file formats to the "UI/UX Design File" file type, you need software like Adobe XD or a similar tool.
The .XD file is a UI/UX design project file created by Adobe XD. It stores vector graphics, raster images, text layers, and interactive prototyping links used to design websites and mobile applications. Because it is a proprietary format, opening an .XD file natively requires a paid Adobe Creative Cloud subscription. This creates a severe bottleneck for developers, copywriters, or clients who only need to view a mockup or extract a specific icon without paying for expensive design software. Furthermore, Adobe has largely placed XD into maintenance mode, forcing many design teams to find ways to migrate their legacy files.
You will often need to convert .XD files to SVG to preserve scalable vectors, PDF for client reviews, or PNG for quick static previews. If you are migrating to a modern tool, importing the file directly into Figma is the most common workaround, though complex prototyping links are often lost in translation.
Converting these files via typical online tools is notoriously difficult. Under the hood, an .XD file is actually a compressed ZIP archive containing a complex hierarchy of proprietary JSON code and loose image assets. This closed architecture means that standard converters fail to parse the layout. Often, only the original software can properly read or export the exact visual data. Because our analysis detects the supported underlying ZIP format, we can often help you inspect the file's internal content and extract embedded assets like images, even without an Adobe license.
Convert.Guru analyzes your XD file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
Users also converted PDF, SKETCH, ZIP, INP, DX, XDC, H2D, FP, PNG, INDD, UXD, TXT and TSX files.
If you want to convert XD file to SKETCH, PDF, PPT, HTML, HTM, CSS, JS, PHP, ASP, ASPX, JSP or JSPX, you can use Adobe XD or similar software from the "UI/UX Design Projects" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert RSS, CSS, CGI, SITEMAP, PL, WEBMANIFEST, JSON, JS, XML, HTML, ICO or HTM files to XD, try Adobe XD or another comparable tool in the "UI/UX Design Projects" 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 XD converter.