Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your ZLX file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert ZLX to another file type
To convert your ZLX file to another format, you need Elden Ring or other Game software.
Convert a file to ZLX
To convert other file formats to the "Loot Table Data" file type, you need software like Elden Ring or a similar tool.
About ZLX files
A .zlx file is primarily associated with Elden Ring, the acclaimed RPG by FromSoftware. In this context, it functions as a specialized game data container, specifically holding 'loot table' configurations that dictate item drop rates, equipment stats, and enemy rewards. These files are typically binary or encrypted, meaning they cannot be opened or edited with standard text editors like Notepad.
Users often encounter .zlx files when installing mods or attempting to tweak game difficulty. The main drawback is their proprietary nature; modifying them requires specialized community-developed tools to unpack the data into a human-readable format like XML or CSV. Without these tools, the file is essentially a 'black box' that prevents customization.
Crucial Security Warning: If you do not play Elden Ring, a .zlx file may be a ZoneAlarm Mailsafe quarantined file. Security software renames potentially dangerous scripts (like WSF files) to .zlx to prevent accidental execution. In this scenario, 'converting' the file simply involves renaming the extension back to its original state, but this should only be done if you are certain the file is safe.
Best Conversion Targets:
For Modding/Editing: Convert to XML or CSV using modding tools (e.g., Yapped Rune Bear) to adjust game stats.
For Safety/Analysis: Keep as .ZLX to maintain quarantine status until verified.
Convert.Guru analyzes your ZLX file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
If you want to convert ZLX file to CSV, JSON, XML, YAML, YML, TOML, INI, CFG, CONF, DAT, DB or SQL, you can use Elden Ring or similar software from the "Game Data Configuration" 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 ZLX, try Elden Ring or another comparable tool in the "Game Data Configuration" category.
The ZLX 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 ZLX converter.