Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your XREF file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert XREF to another file type
To convert XREF Cross-references to another format, you need Microsoft Dynamics 365 or other Developer software.
Convert a file to XREF
To convert other file formats to the "Cross-Reference Data Archive" file type, you need software like Microsoft Dynamics 365 or a similar tool.
About XREF files
The .XREF file format functions as a Model cross-reference data file primarily utilized by Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. These files store zipped module references that the application requires to resolve dependencies and map relationships between various development models in the AL language environment. The main disadvantage of the .XREF format is its highly specialized, proprietary nature. Normal users cannot natively open an .XREF file without a costly enterprise software setup, leading to friction when these files are shared with external teams or stakeholders. Furthermore, because it relies on the strict internal structure expected by Microsoft Dynamics, editing it directly outside the ecosystem can instantly corrupt model dependencies. Converting an .XREF file directly to a standard document format like PDF is essentially impossible because it is a binary data archive, not a document. However, underneath the hood, the .XREF file is structurally a standard ZIP archive. To extract the raw data, you would typically need to rename the file extension to ZIP and extract the internal XML or plain text files. This is a closed, proprietary format, which explains why standard online converters fail to process it. They expect standard media or document headers and cannot interpret Dynamics 365 application logic. Just drag and drop your file to identify the format, view it, and convert it when possible. Our system can analyze the embedded ZIP structure and extract the underlying contents so you can inspect the data.
Convert.Guru analyzes your XREF file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
If you want to convert XREF file to , you can use Microsoft Dynamics 365 or similar software from the "Module Dependency Tracking" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert files to XREF, try Microsoft Dynamics 365 or another comparable tool in the "Module Dependency Tracking" category.
The XREF 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 XREF converter.