What is a .LDIF file?
LDIF is a text export of an LDAP directory of users or contacts.
- Did you know
- LDIF is the standard text format for moving entries in and out of LDAP directories.
- LDIF was devised by Tim Howes and colleagues at the University of Michigan and later formalised in IETF RFC 2849.
- Beyond exporting entries, LDIF can also describe directory changes such as add, modify, delete and rename operations.
- What Analyser reads
- Open personal-information files: iCalendar .ics/.ical and .vcs (events, times, recurrence, organiser/attendees), vCard .vcf contacts (fields + inline base64 photo), LDIF directory exports and Windows .contact - with Outlook .msg/.pst, IBM Notes .nsf, Exchange .edb and Outlook Express .dbx identified. Email messages (.eml/.emlx/.mbox) now open in a full viewer - see Email above.
- Depth of analysis
- .LDIF is an identification-grade format: Analyser recognises it from its bytes and decodes the header metadata it carries, rather than opening it in a full viewer. Formats that do get a full viewer are marked "Full" on the formats page.
- Open a .LDIF file
- Drag a .LDIF file onto the Analyser home page (or tap to pick one). It is identified entirely in your browser - nothing is uploaded, there is no account, and it works offline once installed.