# Utilities for .sal files

**URL:** <https://discuss.saleae.com/t/utilities-for-sal-files/725>\
**Category:** Logic 2 Software\
**Created:** [September 9, 2020, 4:31am UTC](https://discuss.saleae.com/t/utilities-for-sal-files/725 "2020-09-09T04:31:55Z")\
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The bin files in the \*.sal archive are not the same as the exported binary format documented at that link.  
We do provide a python example for working with the exported binary files, which are definitely the best way to work with recorded data outside of the software.

The \*.sal bin files contain the original data, but they also include a significant amount of pre-computed metadata specifically for accelerating rendering and other operations. It’s very application specific.

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