Roboflow + LabelImg

Upload the Pascal VOC XML or YOLO files LabelImg saves to Roboflow, then train and deploy a model on your labels.

LabelImg is a free desktop tool for drawing bounding boxes, written in Python and Qt. It is no longer developed: the repository is archived and the project now points users to Label Studio, though it still installs with pip.

LabelImg saves one annotation file per image as Pascal VOC XML, YOLO text or CreateML JSON. Roboflow reads all three, so you upload the image folder with its annotation files and Roboflow keeps your boxes and class names.

How to connect LabelImg to Roboflow

4 steps
  1. Save labels as Pascal VOC XML

    In LabelImg, set the save format to Pascal VOC and save each image after drawing boxes. LabelImg writes an XML file next to each image.

  2. Create an object detection project

    In Roboflow, create a new object detection project.

  3. Upload the folder

    Drag the folder with your images and XML files onto the upload page. Roboflow pairs each image with its annotation file.

  4. Generate a version and train

    Generate a dataset version, then train a model such as RF-DETR without a local GPU.

What teams build with LabelImg

  • Train on an old LabelImg dataset

    Upload a folder of VOC XML labels you made years ago and train a current model on it.

  • Move a growing project off the desktop

    Import LabelImg labels and continue in Roboflow Annotate so several people can label the same dataset.

Questions

Pascal VOC XML is a safe default because each file carries the class names. Roboflow also reads LabelImg's YOLO and CreateML output.

No. The repository is archived and the maintainers point to Label Studio. Your existing LabelImg files still import into Roboflow.

No, LabelImg has no model integration. Roboflow Annotate offers Label Assist for model-assisted labeling.

Why are companies choosing Roboflow?

The end-to-end platform for vision AI: create datasets, train models and deploy to production.

  • Flexible deployment modes

    Move from a scalable cloud API to edge hardware like NVIDIA Jetson without managing complex dependencies.

  • Integrated workflow builder

    Combine multiple AI models, custom business logic and third-party integrations into one production-ready pipeline in a low-code editor.

  • Model monitoring and alerts

    Dashboards track confidence, inference time and request volume for your deployed models, and email alerts tell your team when confidence suddenly drops.

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