Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your ACA file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert ACA to another file type
To convert ACA files to another format, you need Microsoft Agent or other Data software.
Convert a file to ACA
To convert other file formats to the "Legacy Animation Data" file type, you need software like Microsoft Agent or a similar tool.
About ACA files
The .ACA file extension represents a collision of obsolete formats. Historically, it is most recognized as an Agent Character Animation file used by the discontinued Microsoft Agent software. It was also used as a legacy cheat code database for the Project64 Nintendo 64 emulator, an Advanced Content Archive for the dead HD DVD format, and occasionally as an audio file for AC3Filter. The main challenge with .ACA files is their extreme ambiguity and obsolescence. Microsoft Agent files are proprietary binary containers that trigger 'Class Not Registered' errors on modern systems. Standard video players completely fail to read them, and modern emulators have abandoned the cheat format in favor of standard text files. If you possess an HD DVD .ACA file, you can often rename the extension to .ZIP or .TAR to extract its internal XML and .PNG assets. Legacy Project64 cheat files can usually be renamed to .TXT to recover the raw cheat codes. For Agent animations, users typically seek to convert them into .GIF animations or .PNG sprite sheets, though this requires highly specialized legacy extraction software. Because .ACA is a fragmented, legacy extension, standard online converters will instantly fail. Just drag and drop your file onto convert.guru. Our engine will bypass the file extension, analyze the internal hex headers to identify the exact format, and extract any readable text, cheat codes, or embedded archive data when possible.
Convert.Guru analyzes your ACA file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
If you want to convert ACA file to CPA, FCA, MP4, AVI, MOV, WMV, FLV, WEBM, MKV, M4V, 3GP or OGV, you can use Microsoft Agent or similar software from the "Legacy Animation & Data Storage" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert MTS, MOV, RMVB, DIVX, RM, H264, TS, WMV, VOB, MP4, XVID or AVI files to ACA, try Microsoft Agent or another comparable tool in the "Legacy Animation & Data Storage" category.
The ACA 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 ACA converter.