Convert Stata .dta to CSV Online — Free, No License

Someone sent you a .dta file and you need it in CSV. You don’t have Stata, and you don’t want to install Python just for this. PondPilot converts Stata files to CSV in your browser — zero setup, zero cost.

How to Convert

  1. Go to app.pondpilot.io
  2. Open your .dta file
  3. Preview the data, run any SQL transformations you need
  4. Export to CSV

The conversion is powered by duckdb-read-stat, which parses Stata files natively in WebAssembly. Supports Stata versions 8 through 18.

Query Before You Convert

PondPilot isn’t just a converter — it’s a full SQL environment. Filter, aggregate, or reshape your data before exporting:

SELECT country, year, gdp_per_capita
FROM development_data
WHERE year >= 2010 AND gdp_per_capita IS NOT NULL
ORDER BY country, year

Export exactly what you need, not the entire dataset.

No Uploads, No Servers

Online converters that ask you to upload files are a red flag for research data. PondPilot processes everything locally. Your .dta file never leaves your machine. There’s no server, no account, no tracking.

Also Export to Parquet, JSON, or Excel

CSV isn’t always the best target format. If you’re moving data into a modern analytics stack, consider exporting to Parquet instead — it’s smaller, faster, and preserves types. PondPilot supports all of these output formats from a single .dta input.

Get Started

Open app.pondpilot.io and convert your Stata file in seconds.

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