# INI Parser — Convert Config Files to JSON, YAML or TOML

> Parse INI, .conf, .cfg and .properties files into structured JSON, YAML or TOML.

INI files are section headings in square brackets followed by key/value pairs. This parses them — along with .conf, .cfg and .properties files — into JSON, YAML, TOML or .env format, inferring types so that `port = 8080` becomes a number and `tls = true` becomes a boolean, while a quoted value stays a string.

**URL:** https://convertto.tech/t/ini-parser
**Category:** Data & Format Tools (https://convertto.tech/c/data-tools)
**Privacy:** Runs entirely in the browser; no upload
**Cost:** Free, no sign-up
**Last updated:** 2026-08-01

## Key facts

- **Privacy:** Runs entirely in your browser — nothing is uploaded
- **Cost:** Free, unlimited, no sign-up

## How to use

1. Enter or paste your ini or config file.
2. Choose the convert to.
3. Turn "Lowercase all keys" on or off as needed.
4. The result appears immediately — copy or download it.

## FAQ

### Why is my quoted number staying a string?

Deliberately. Quoting is the only way an INI file can say "treat this as text", and it matters for values like version numbers and zero-prefixed codes — `version = "1.20"` must not become 1.2, and `zip = "01234"` must not lose its leading zero.

### Is there a single INI standard?

No, which is why parsers disagree. There is no specification — comments may start with ; or #, separators may be = or :, some dialects support nested sections through dots, and duplicate keys mean different things in different tools. This handles the common intersection and reports lines it cannot make sense of rather than guessing.

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