Download and install the latest version of Filestar.
Right click on one or more Dat file(s) on your desktop and select Convert with Filestar.
Type convert to csv in the search box.
Press Convert.
Or let an AI agent do it: filestarcli -i file.dat -c "convert to csv" (how).
Let your AI agent convert WinDAS Spectrum to csv
Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and other agents can do this on your computer with Filestar. Your files stay on your machine.
Install Filestar and add it to your agents:
npm install -g filestar
filestarcli agent install
Then ask your agent:
“Use Filestar to convert WinDAS Spectrum to csv in my Downloads folder”
Or run it yourself:
filestarcli -i file.dat -c "convert to csv"
Runs on your computer, so your files stay on it. Works on Windows, macOS and Linux. 50 free conversions with the npm install, no account needed.
Can my AI agent convert WinDAS Spectrum to csv?
Yes. Install the Filestar CLI with npm install -g filestar and your agent can run filestarcli -i file.dat -c "convert to csv" on your computer, so your files stay on it.
A gamma spectrum saved by WinDAS data-acquisition software: a 512-byte binary header (channel count, energy calibration in MeV, the axis labels MeV and Counts) followed by one 32-bit count per channel. Filestar reads the spectrum and writes it out as a CSV table, ready for a spreadsheet or plotting tool.