Turn Shapefiles into a CSV table for spreadsheets, databases and BI tools. Free, private and processed right in your browser.
Three steps, no software to install. Works on Windows, macOS, Linux and mobile.
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Drop a .zip with .shp, .shx, .dbf and .prj files into the converter, or click to browse. Files up to 100 MB are supported.
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Click Convert to CSV. The file is processed locally, so your data is never uploaded to a server.
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The CSV file downloads straight to your device. Need another format? Pick a converter below.
Converted your Shapefile file? Upload it to GISCARTA and turn it into an interactive map your team or clients can actually use.
Colour by attribute, cluster thousands of points, switch on 3D.
Charts and key numbers next to the map, updated as you filter.
Animate dated features and compare how places change.
Publish a read-only map, embed it on your site, or keep it private with role-based access.
No credit card. No GIS degree. Upload your data and start mapping in minutes.
Shapefile is built for exchange with ArcGIS and other desktop GIS. CSV is built for spreadsheets, databases and BI tools.
Shapefile
The Shapefile is Esri's vector format from the early 1990s. One dataset is a set of files — .shp (geometry), .shx (index), .dbf (attributes) and .prj (coordinate system) — usually shared as a .zip.
It is still the most widely supported GIS format, but it has hard limits: one geometry type per file, field names of up to 10 characters and a 2 GB size cap.
CSV
CSV (comma-separated values) is plain text where each line is a row and commas separate the columns. Location is stored in coordinate columns, such as latitude and longitude, or as WKT geometry text.
Every spreadsheet, database and BI tool reads CSV, which makes it the universal hand-off format. It has no data types, styles or coordinate system metadata.
Your Shapefile file
Upload the Shapefile as one .zip that includes .shp, .shx, .dbf and .prj, so attributes and the coordinate system come through.
The CSV output
Geometry is stored as text — coordinates or WKT — in columns next to the attributes.
Your file never leaves your device: conversion runs in your browser, for files up to 100 MB.
Open Shapefile attributes in Excel or Google Sheets to sort, filter and pivot.
Load Shapefile records into PostgreSQL, MySQL or BigQuery with standard import tools.
Feed the table to Power BI, Tableau or Looker Studio.
Every converter runs in your browser and keeps your files on your device.
