Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your 2MG file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert 2MG to another file type
To convert 2MG disk images to another format, you need AppleWin or other Disk Image software.
Convert a file to 2MG
To convert other file formats to the "Retro Emulator File" file type, you need software like AppleWin or a similar tool.
About 2MG files
The .2MG format is a disk image file historically used by the Apple II and Apple IIGS computer platforms. It contains an exact bit-for-bit replica of an original floppy disk or hard drive formatted for these vintage systems. Enthusiasts and digital archivists use .2MG files primarily with emulators like AppleWin or GSport, which rely on the format to run classic software. While standard Apple II hardware is obsolete, you must extract or convert this file to access the historical code, text, or pixel art trapped inside. The main disadvantage of the .2MG format is its archaic nature; modern operating systems like Windows and macOS cannot natively mount it or read its internal Apple DOS 3.3 or ProDOS file systems. Users typically need to extract the embedded contents into standard TXT or binary files, or convert the entire container to a raw sector dump like DSK or PO. This file format is difficult to open or convert because standard tools lack the specialized logic required to parse the proprietary 2IMG header structure. convert.guru can still identify the file format, inspect the file, and show text or internal content. If our analysis detects a supported underlying or embedded format, viewing or conversion may still be possible. Just drag and drop your file to see what it is and convert it if supported.
Convert.Guru analyzes your 2MG file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
If you want to convert 2MG file to G, CC, ISO, IMG, DMG, VHD, VMDK, VDI, HDD, QCOW, QCOW2 or RAW, you can use AppleWin or similar software from the "Apple II Emulator Disk Image" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert VFD, DMG, OVA, IMA, VBOX, ADF, PVS, VHD, OVF, ISO, DSK or IMG files to 2MG, try AppleWin or another comparable tool in the "Apple II Emulator Disk Image" category.
The 2MG Converter Story
The history of Convert.Guru began over 25 years ago in California with Tom Simondi’s file-format database. A former contributor to Space Shuttle development and a software pioneer of the 1980s, Simondi established a trusted resource for file type analysis that was even referenced by Microsoft Windows XP. Today, we use modern technology to process and convert thousands of file formats while continually improving our 2MG converter.