XFD Converter

Extract text from XFD files

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Drop or upload your .XFD file

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How to extract text from your XFD file

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

Convert XFD to another file type

To convert your XFD file to another format, you need IBM Lotus Forms or other Data software.

Convert a file to XFD

To convert other file formats to the "XML Form Definition" file type, you need software like IBM Lotus Forms or a similar tool.

About XFD files

The .XFD file extension represents a legacy XML Form Data file, primarily associated with two discontinued enterprise software ecosystems: JetForm FormFlow 99 (acquired by Adobe) and PureEdge Solutions (acquired by IBM and rebranded as Lotus Forms).

Unlike modern web forms, an .XFD file often contains both the raw data and the layout logic required to render a legally binding business document, such as a military form or government application.

Common User Friction:
Users typically encounter these files when accessing old archives or military records (like the U.S. Army's DA forms). Because the format is obsolete, modern web browsers (Chrome, Edge) and standard PDF readers cannot open them. Attempting to open them in a text editor reveals complex XML code rather than the visual document.

Best Conversion Targets:

For Viewing/Archiving: Convert to PDF. This preserves the visual layout of the original form, making it printable and shareable without requiring the original proprietary viewer.
For Data Extraction: Convert to XML or TXT. Since the underlying structure is XML, converting to a text format allows you to parse fields and values without the visual styling.

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

Users also converted XFDL, XFDX, XDF, DXF, PDF, TXT, VXF, DDB and DRL files.

FAQ

If you want to convert XFD file to PDF, CSV, JSON, XML, YAML, YML, TOML, INI, CFG, CONF, DAT or DB, you can use IBM Lotus Forms or similar software from the "Electronic Business Form" 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 XFD, try IBM Lotus Forms or another comparable tool in the "Electronic Business Form" category.

The XFD 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 XFD converter.