# OpenWDL to CWL Translation

**URL:** <https://cwl.discourse.group/t/openwdl-to-cwl-translation/570>\
**Category:** CWLcon 2022\
**Created:** [March 2, 2022, 8:56pm UTC](https://cwl.discourse.group/t/openwdl-to-cwl-translation/570 "2022-03-02T20:56:26Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 2, 2022, 8:56pm UTC](https://cwl.discourse.group/t/openwdl-to-cwl-translation/570/1 "2022-03-02T20:56:26Z")

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Presenter: Dennis Chukwunta

Session 3 (Americas-APAC) [Friday, March 4th, 00:15 UTC](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20220304T0015)

Summary: The wdl2cwl converter project is an attempt to efficiently convert workflows written in the Workflow Description Language to an equivalent form in the Common Workflow Language. When executed with the same input, the translated workflow should produce equivalent results to the original workflow. This project leverages on the features of the miniWDL package which is an open source package used to run WDL files locally. The aim of this presentation is to introduce the community to the project and ascertain it’s relevance and importance to the members of the community.

- [GitHub - common-workflow-lab/wdl-cwl-translator: A translator from WDL to CWL v1.2](https://github.com/common-workflow-lab/wdl-cwl-translator/)

Please leave your questions below!

[![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/cwl1/original/1X/d20459c1ae6242db985f01c2b27f70c37bd62cfb.jpeg "OpenWDL to CWL Translation") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oy3-2SSocM8)

This talk is also available on ConfTube

https://conf.tube/videos/embed/55f6700e-00b2-49cd-8f27-b8a273ae1f61