ALBUM Converter

Extract text from Photo albums (ALBUM)

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Drop or upload your .ALBUM file

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How to extract text from your ALBUM file

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

Convert ALBUM to another file type

To convert ALBUM albums to another format, you need Picasa or other Raster Image software.

Convert a file to ALBUM

To convert other file formats to the "Legacy Image Cache" file type, you need software like Picasa or a similar tool.

About ALBUM files

The .ALBUM file extension is a legacy artifact primarily associated with discontinued photo management software, most notably Google Picasa. In the majority of cases (approx. 54%), these files are not proprietary containers but standard JFIF (JPEG) images masquerading with a different extension, often created as cache files or thumbnails within the Picasa ecosystem. Because Picasa was retired in 2016, users frequently encounter these "orphaned" files on old hard drives, unable to open them with modern viewers like Microsoft Photos or Apple Preview.

A secondary but significant use case (approx. 21%) is generated by Quick Picture Viewer, where the .ALBUM file is actually a standard ZIP archive containing a gallery of images. The frustration here lies in the ambiguity; the operating system sees an unknown file type rather than a recognized image or archive.

Best Conversion Targets:

For Picasa Files: Convert to JPG. Since the underlying data is likely already JFIF, this ensures instant compatibility with web browsers and photo editors without re-encoding quality loss.
For Archives: Convert (or rename) to ZIP. This allows you to extract the contained photos using tools like 7-Zip or WinRAR.
For 3D Data: If the file originates from GLC_Player, it requires specialized conversion, though this is rare.

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

Users also converted ALBM, ALB, JPEG, MP3, JPG, OFF, KZM, GSALB, PDF, NFT and CD files.

FAQ

If you want to convert ALBUM file to MP3, PDF, JPG, NFT, CD, OBJ, FBX, DAE, 3DS, MAX, BLEND or MA, you can use Picasa or similar software from the "Photo Album Cache Image" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….

To convert DWG, DAE, X3D, IGES, WRL, JT, SKP, 3DS, 3DM, OBJ, STEP or FBX files to ALBUM, try Picasa or another comparable tool in the "Photo Album Cache Image" category.

The ALBUM 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 ALBUM converter.