ACTION Converter

Extract text from ACTION files


Drop or upload your .ACTION file
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How to extract text from your ACTION file

  1. Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your ACTION file.
  2. You’ll see a preview, if available.
  3. Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.

Convert ACTION to another file type

To convert your ACTION file to another format, you need Apache Struts or other Web software.

  • ACTION to PDF
  • ACTION to EXE
  • ACTION to MSI
  • ACTION to APP
  • ACTION to DMG
  • ACTION to DEB
  • ACTION to RPM
  • ACTION to PKG
  • ACTION to RUN
  • ACTION to SH
  • ACTION to BAT
  • ACTION to CMD

Convert a file to ACTION

To convert other file formats to the "Server-Side Script Output" file type, you need software like Apache Struts or a similar tool.

  • JAR to ACTION
  • APP to ACTION
  • SCR to ACTION
  • IPA to ACTION
  • COM to ACTION
  • AAB to ACTION
  • PS1 to ACTION
  • DMG to ACTION
  • VBS to ACTION
  • EXE to ACTION
  • XAPK to ACTION
  • MSI to ACTION

About ACTION files

The .action file extension represents a unique technical dichotomy. In the vast majority of cases (over 85%), an .action file is not a distinct format but a misnamed download resulting from the Apache Struts web framework. When web servers are misconfigured, they may save generated documents - such as PDF bank statements, XLS reports, or HTML pages - using the internal URL suffix (.action) rather than the correct MIME type extension. This leaves users with a file that their operating system cannot associate with an application like Adobe Acrobat or Microsoft Excel. The effective "solution" here is often identification and renaming, or converting the underlying data stream if the header is obscured.

Conversely, on macOS systems, an .action file refers to a specific Automator Action. These are functional bundles (packaged as directories) used to build custom automation workflows. While useful for scripting, these files are proprietary to Apple's ecosystem and cannot be opened on Windows or Linux. For archiving or sharing these scripts, converting them to a zipped package or documenting their logic in PDF format is recommended.

Convert.Guru analyzes your ACTION file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.

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The ACTION 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 ACTION converter.