dBase Conversion Tools

dBase (also stylized dBASE) was one of the first database management systems for microcomputers and the most successful in its day.

Looking for dBase data migration tools? Withdata gives you a complete offline toolkit for moving dBase data in and out: export tables and query results to CSV, Excel, JSON, XML, HTML, SQL or plain text; import spreadsheets and other files back into dBase; and copy, transfer, migrate or sync dBase with Access, DB2, DBF, MySQL, Oracle, SQLite, PostgreSQL, RedShift and SQL Server. Everything runs locally on Windows, Linux and macOS — no coding required, and no dBase client needed. Start with the free trial.

Convert dBase data to a file

• dBase to CSV — comma-separated values, ready for Excel, Sheets or any database
• dBase to TSV — tab-separated values
• dBase to TXT — delimited plain text
• dBase to Excel — XLS and XLSX workbooks
• dBase to JSON — JSON for apps, APIs and MongoDB
• dBase to XML — XML for system-to-system exchange
• dBase to HTML tables — HTML tables
• dBase to SQL — SQL scripts with INSERT or UPDATE statements

Convert files or other databases to dBase

• CSV to dBase — import comma-separated values, ready for Excel, Sheets or any database
• TSV to dBase — import tab-separated values
• TXT to dBase — import delimited plain text
• log files to dBase — import log files, one record per line
• Excel to dBase — import XLS and XLSX workbooks
• JSON to dBase — import JSON for apps, APIs and MongoDB
• XML to dBase — import XML for system-to-system exchange
• SQL to dBase — import SQL scripts with INSERT or UPDATE statements
• HTML tables to dBase — import HTML tables
• RDF to dBase — import RDF triples

Copy dBase data to another database

• dBase to Access — copy tables, views and query results
• dBase to DB2 — copy tables, views and query results
• dBase to DBF — copy tables, views and query results
• dBase to MySQL — copy tables, views and query results
• dBase to Oracle — copy tables, views and query results
• dBase to SQLite — copy tables, views and query results
• dBase to PostgreSQL — copy tables, views and query results
• dBase to RedShift — copy tables, views and query results
• dBase to SQL Server — copy tables, views and query results

Transfer data between dBase and other databases

• dBase Transferor

Migrate data between dBase and other databases

• dBase Migrator

Sync data between dBase and other databases

• dBase Synchronizer

dBase conversion tools – FAQ

How do I convert dBase data to Excel or CSV?

Open the dBase to Excel or dBase to CSV page, download the desktop app, then pick the tables or write a query and choose Excel or CSV as the output. You can export one table or thousands in a single batch, and schedule the job to run automatically.

Can I migrate dBase to another database without coding?

Yes. The dBase Migrator copies tables, views and query results straight into Access, DB2, DBF, MySQL, Oracle, SQLite, PostgreSQL, RedShift or SQL Server with a wizard — no SQL scripting and no intermediate files.

Do these dBase tools run on Windows, Mac and Linux?

All of them. Every Withdata dBase tool ships for Windows (32 and 64 bit), macOS and Linux (.deb, .rpm), with both a GUI and a command line interface for automation. A free trial is available for each one.