ALS Converter

Convert ALS files online for free


Drop or upload your .ALS file
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How to convert your ALS file

  1. Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your ALS file.
  2. You'll see a preview.
  3. Click the "Convert file to..." button to save your file in the format you want.

Convert ALS to another file type

The converter easily converts your ALS file to various formats - free and online. No Ableton Live or or other Audio software needed.

  • ALS to JPG
  • ALS to PNG
  • ALS to 85I
  • ALS to MIFF
  • ALS to CH
  • ALS to CT
  • ALS to TARGA
  • ALS to TIM
  • ALS to PS3
  • ALS to PI2
  • ALS to RPF
  • ALS to RAW

Convert a file to ALS

The converter also works in reverse, so you can convert other "Music Production Project" formats to ALS without using software like Ableton Live or a similar tool.

  • PE4 to ALS
  • DPX to ALS
  • SSP to ALS
  • BLK to ALS
  • PRF to ALS
  • TNY to ALS
  • MRW to ALS
  • SUL to ALS
  • FXR to ALS
  • PAN to ALS
  • UPI to ALS
  • DDS to ALS

About ALS files

The .als extension represents two distinct, high-value technical formats. Most commonly (over 50%), it is an Ableton Live Set file used in professional music production. This file is actually a GZIP-compressed XML map that stores your arrangement, mixer settings, MIDI data, and references to external audio samples - it does not contain the actual audio waveform itself. This creates a common problem: you cannot simply drag an .ALS file into a media player or standard audio converter because the file is merely a set of instructions, not sound. To hear the music, the project must be rendered using Ableton Live, which processes the plugins and referenced samples into a listenable format like MP3 or WAV.

Alternatively, in industrial design and automotive workflows, .als refers to an Autodesk Alias wire or scene file. These files store high-precision NURBS surface data (Class-A surfacing) used for modeling complex 3D shapes. These are proprietary to the Autodesk ecosystem and often require conversion to IGES, STEP, or OBJ for interoperability with other CAD or rendering tools like Blender or Maya.

Use Convert.Guru to open and convert your ALS file.

Users also converted FLP, ALS 2, GZ, ZIP, MP3, ASL, ALC, ALP, MID, JFIF, WAV, EXE and ASD files.


FAQ

If you want to convert ALS file to MP3, WAV, FLP, MIDI, AAC, FLAC, OGG, WMA, M4A or AIFF, you can use Ableton Live or similar software from the "Audio Project & 3D Scene" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….

To convert MIDI, AAC, TTA, AU, WV, DTS, MID, FLAC, RA, MP3, PCM or WAV files to ALS, try Ableton Live or another comparable tool in the "Audio Project & 3D Scene" category.



The ALS 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 ALS converter.