DBF Viewer | Open DBF Files & Convert to CSV

DBF viewer that opens dBase, FoxPro and shapefile .dbf tables in your browser. Search and filter records, read memo fields, export to CSV or JSON. Free.

Also known as: dbf viewer · dbf viewer online · dbf file viewer · open dbf file online · dbf reader online · dbf to csv converter · dbf to json · foxpro dbf viewer · dbase file viewer · shapefile dbf viewer

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DBF File

Drop a .dbf file here, with its .fpt, .dbt or .cpg, or click to browse

dBase, FoxPro, Visual FoxPro and Clipper tables up to 1 GB, or a shapefile .zip. Files are read in your browser and never uploaded.

Encoding

Show deleted records

Table Records

Open a .dbf file to browse its records here. Field types, memo text and deleted records are read straight from the file.

About DBF Viewer

A DBF viewer is used to open .dbf database tables from dBase, FoxPro, Visual FoxPro, Clipper and Esri shapefiles without installing the program that made them. This one reads the header, every field type and the matching memo file, shows records in a searchable, sortable table, marks deleted rows, and exports the whole table to CSV or JSON.

Key Features

Reads dBase II, III, IV and 7, FoxPro 2.x, Visual FoxPro and Clipper tables, including Varchar, Currency, DateTime and nullable fields
Shows memo text from the matching .dbt or .fpt file, and labels OLE and picture memos by size
Detects the code page from the language driver byte or a shapefile .cpg, with 30 encodings to pick from by hand
Searches every record and field, memo text included, and sorts tables up to 200,000 records by any column
Exports the full table to CSV with a UTF-8 BOM for Excel, or to JSON with numbers, dates and booleans typed
Opens the .dbf inside a shapefile .zip and flags truncated files, wrong record counts and missing memo files

Use Cases

Read the attribute table of a Census TIGER/Line shapefile, such as the U.S. states or ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, without ArcGIS or QGIS
Check a parcel export from a county GIS office before loading it into PostGIS
Pull the data out of a legacy Visual FoxPro accounting or inventory app before migrating it to PostgreSQL or SQL Server
Open old dBase or Clipper files from a 1990s point-of-sale system to answer an audit or tax question
Recover records marked deleted in a FoxPro table that were never packed away
Convert DBF to CSV for Excel, Google Sheets or a pandas script

Supported Formats

.dbf (dBase II, III, IV, 5, 7)

.dbf (FoxPro 2.x, Visual FoxPro, Clipper)

.dbt and .fpt memo files

.cpg code page files

.zip shapefile archives

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What is a DBF file and how do I open one?

A DBF file is a table in the dBase format: a header that lists each field's name, type and width, followed by fixed-width records, each starting with a flag that marks it as deleted or not. Long text lives in a separate memo file (.dbt for dBase, .fpt for FoxPro). FoxPro and Clipper apps, and Esri shapefiles for their attribute data, all use it. Drop the .dbf here, with its memo file if it has one, to read it in your browser. Excel and LibreOffice Calc can open simple DBF files too, but they skip memo fields and deleted records.

Are my files uploaded?

No. The .dbf, its memo file and any .zip are read by JavaScript in this browser tab and never sent to a server. Customer lists, payroll tables and other sensitive legacy data stay on your computer, and closing the tab discards them.

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Frequently asked questions

What is DBF Viewer used for?

DBF viewer that opens dBase, FoxPro and shapefile .dbf tables in your browser. Search and filter records, read memo fields, export to CSV or JSON. Free.

Is DBF Viewer free to use?

Yes. DBF Viewer is completely free with no usage limits, and there is no paid tier required to use it.

Do I need an account to use DBF Viewer?

No. DBF Viewer works immediately in your browser with no signup, login, or email address required.

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