Want to parse XML format RDF (Resource Description Framework) file (.rdf, .owl) and save to CSV file?
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- Can run in GUI mode, Step by Step, just a few mouse clicks.
- Can run in Command line, for Scheduled Tasks and Streams.
- Convert files locally and privately, avoid uploading large RDF file(s) to online services.
- Support Windows, MacOS, and Linux.
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Convert XML format RDF file (.rdf, .owl) to CSV file
Choose RDF file -> Set CSV options -> Convert RDF to CSV
Click “Start a New Convert”.
then show the wizard.
Select source/target file type.
1. Open an XML format RDF file.
2. Config target CSV file.
3. Set rows options.
4. Convert RDF to CSV.
See CSV file
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RDF → CSV reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in RDF | in CSV |
|---|---|---|
| Int | "1234"^^xsd:int | 1234 |
| Bigint | "9007199254740993"^^xsd:long | 9007199254740993 |
| Decimal | "1234.56"^^xsd:decimal | 1234.56 |
| Float | "1.234e10"^^xsd:double | 1.234e+10 |
| Text | plain literal without a datatype | quoted only when it contains a comma or a quote |
| Long text | plain literal; newlines allowed inside | must be quoted; line breaks inside force multi-line records |
| Date | "2026-09-18"^^xsd:date | 2026-09-18 |
| Datetime | "2026-09-18T14:30:00Z"^^xsd:dateTime | 2026-09-18 14:30:00 |
| Binary | "base64..."^^xsd:base64Binary | not representable - base64 or hex string |
| Boolean | "true"^^xsd:boolean | TRUE / FALSE, or 1 / 0 depending on the writer |
| JSON | a literal, or reified as its own sub-graph | the whole JSON value quoted, with internal quotes doubled |
Dialect differences
Both RDF and CSV are file formats, so what differs below is how each one chooses to represent a value.
| Property | in RDF | in CSV |
|---|---|---|
| identifiers | XML attribute quoting; entities for reserved characters | Double quotes; a literal quote is doubled ("" ) |
| dates | xsd:dateTime typed literals | Conventional text: 2026-09-18 or 2026-09-18 14:30:00 |
| binary | xsd:base64Binary typed literals | Not supported |
| separator | XML elements (rdf:Description / rdf:resource) | Comma "," |
| encoding | Declared in the XML declaration | No declaration - UTF-8 works only with a BOM |
| typing | Every value is a resource or a typed literal | None - every field is text |
| shape | Graph of triples; there are no rows or columns | Flat table, optional header row |
| ceiling | Whole document is usually parsed into memory | No formal limit; row count bounded by memory |
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