Download and install the latest version of Filestar.
Right click on one or more Tab file(s) on your desktop and select Convert with Filestar.
Type convert to fods in the search box.
Press Convert.
Or let an AI agent do it: filestarcli -i file.tab -c "convert to fods" (how).
Documents - File Explorer─☐✕
This PC › Documents
Home
Desktop
Downloads
Documents
Pictures
Music
.tabContract.tab
.xlsxBudget.xlsx
.pdfReport.pdf
.pngLogo.png
Filestar*Help✕
Drop files here to get started
ConvertMergeCompressExtractMoveZip
Let your AI agent convert TAB to FODS
Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and other agents can do this on your computer with Filestar. Your files stay on your machine. It works on Windows, macOS only.
Install Filestar and add it to your agents:
npm install -g filestar
filestarcli agent install
Then ask your agent:
“Convert the TAB files in my Downloads folder to FODS”
Or run it yourself:
filestarcli -i file.tab -c "convert to fods"
Runs on your computer, so your files stay on it. Works on Windows and macOS. 50 free conversions with the npm install, no account needed.
Can my AI agent convert TAB to FODS?
Yes. Install the Filestar CLI with npm install -g filestar and your agent can run filestarcli -i file.tab -c "convert to fods" on your computer, so your files stay on it.
A tab-separated values (TSV) file is a simple text format for storing data in a tabular structure, e.g., database table or spreadsheet data, and a way of exchanging information between databases.
The FODS (OpenDocument Flat XML Spreadsheet) file format is a type of document file designed for storing spreadsheet data in a single, uncompressed XML file. It is part of the OpenDocument Format (ODF) family, an open standard for document files. Unlike the more common ODS format, which packages various components of the spreadsheet (such as XML files, metadata, and images) into a single, compressed ZIP file, FODS files store all the spreadsheet information in a flat XML file.
