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Open it
- LibreOffice CalcOpen source
- OrbadaOpen source
- LibreOfficeOpen source
Convert it
| To | With | Fidelity | Command and losses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Excel for Windows 2007 onwards | LibreOffice | Partial | soffice --headless --convert-to xlsx in.dbfLayout may shift; macros and some features are not kept. |
| OpenDocument Spreadsheet file format family | LibreOffice | Partial | soffice --headless --convert-to ods in.dbfLayout may shift; macros and some features are not kept. |
| LibreOffice | Partial | soffice --headless --convert-to pdf in.dbfFixed layout: the document is no longer editable. | |
| Comma Separated Values | LibreOffice | Lossy | soffice --headless --convert-to csv in.dbfFirst sheet only, values only: formulas, formatting and other sheets are lost. |
Documentation
- kaitai grammar: https://github.com/kaitai-io/kaitai_struct_formats/blob/master/database/dbf.ksy — from the family
Sources
From PRONOM, Wikidata. Updated 2026-10-20.