DBF to JSON Converter - dBASE to JSON

Convert DBF (dBASE) database files to JSON format for APIs and modern applications. Extract legacy data. No uploads required.

Drag & drop DBF file here

Supports .dbf files

Pretty print JSON

Include empty fields

Include field schema

JSON Output

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Frequently Asked Questions

DBF is a legacy database format originally from dBASE. It's still used by many applications including Shapefile GIS data, FoxPro, Visual FoxPro, and older business/accounting systems from the 1980s-2000s.

No. All processing happens locally in your browser. Your database files never leave your device. Perfect for sensitive business or financial data from legacy systems.

Each database record becomes a JSON object with field names as keys. The output is an array of record objects, ready for APIs or modern applications.

Yes. Numeric fields (N, F) become JSON numbers, logical fields (L) become booleans (true/false), dates (D) are formatted as YYYY-MM-DD strings, and character fields remain strings.

Yes. Enable 'Include field schema' to add metadata about field types, lengths, and decimal places. Useful for database migration or documenting legacy data structures.

Empty numeric and logical fields become JSON null. Empty character fields become empty strings or null depending on the 'Include empty fields' option.

Records marked as deleted in the DBF file are automatically skipped. Only active records are included in the JSON output.

Absolutely. Convert legacy DBF data to JSON for REST APIs, NoSQL databases like MongoDB, or modern web applications. The JSON structure is ready for immediate use.

The converter attempts UTF-8 first, then falls back to ISO-8859-1 (Latin-1) for older files. This handles most encoding scenarios from DOS and Windows legacy systems.

Modernizing legacy applications, migrating data to NoSQL databases, creating APIs for old business systems, or extracting GIS attribute data for web mapping applications.

JSON Output

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