Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your APPLESCRIPT file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert APPLESCRIPT to another file type
To convert APPLESCRIPT scripts to another format, you need Script Editor or other Developer software.
Convert a file to APPLESCRIPT
To convert other file formats to the "Automation Script File" file type, you need software like Script Editor or a similar tool.
About APPLESCRIPT files
The .applescript file format is natively used by macOS to store automation scripts written in the AppleScript language. These files automate repetitive tasks, control applications, and manage system workflows on Apple computers. While typically saved as plain text (often encoded in UTF-16 BE), users frequently encounter compiled versions. The major disadvantage of an .applescript file is its strict platform dependency. It is useless on Windows or Linux machines because it relies entirely on the macOS Open Scripting Architecture (OSA). Furthermore, if you do not have a Mac, you cannot execute or even easily read the script without a specialized tool if it contains specific Apple encodings. Converting an .applescript file to TXT, PDF, or DOCX is highly recommended for cross-platform sharing, code review, or archiving. Standard online converters often fail to process these files properly because they do not recognize the proprietary extension or lack the parsers required to handle compiled AppleScript binaries. Just drag and drop your file onto convert.guru to identify the format, view the raw source code, and convert it when possible. Our platform inspects the internal text to extract the underlying script so you can read it anywhere.
Convert.Guru analyzes your APPLESCRIPT file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
If you want to convert APPLESCRIPT file to PYTHON, APP, EXE, MSI, DMG, DEB, RPM, PKG, RUN, SH, BAT or CMD, you can use Script Editor or similar software from the "macOS Automation Scripting" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert JAR, APP, SCR, IPA, COM, AAB, PS1, DMG, VBS, EXE, XAPK or MSI files to APPLESCRIPT, try Script Editor or another comparable tool in the "macOS Automation Scripting" category.
The APPLESCRIPT 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 APPLESCRIPT converter.