AQM Converter

Extract text from AQM files

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How to extract text from your AQM file

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

Convert AQM to another file type

To convert your AQM file to another format, you need AlpineQuest or other Data software.

Convert a file to AQM

To convert other file formats to the "Assessment & GIS Maps" file type, you need software like AlpineQuest or a similar tool.

About AQM files

The .aqm extension represents a collision between legacy educational software and modern GPS navigation tools. The most statistically common variant (75%) is a Quiz or Assessment file, originally generated by the now-obsolete Atlantic Quiz Maker (or Assessment Quiz Maker). These files store questions, answers, and scoring logic in a proprietary structure encoded in UTF-16 (LE). Because the original software is virtually nonexistent today, users often find these files impossible to open, leaving valuable educational data locked inside.

For outdoor enthusiasts, .aqm refers to an AlpineQuest Map file used by the AlpineQuest Android application. These are container files holding calibrated raster map tiles (often from OpenStreetMap or satellite imagery) optimized for offline navigation in areas without signal. Unlike standard images, they contain georeferencing metadata that standard image viewers cannot interpret. Users typically encounter friction when trying to view these maps on a desktop PC or when attempting to print a specific trail section.

Conversion Recommendations:

For Quiz Files: Since the format uses UTF-16 text encoding, the most pragmatic solution is to open the file in a code editor like Notepad++ or VS Code. While not a clean conversion, this allows you to "rip" the text questions and answers out of the binary code and save them as TXT or CSV for use in modern tools like Microsoft Excel.
For Map Files: To manipulate or view these maps on a desktop, use Mobile Atlas Creator (MOBAC). You can import the .aqm atlas and re-export it to more interoperable formats like PNG (for printing) or KMZ (for use in Google Earth).

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

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FAQ

If you want to convert AQM file to SHP, KML, KMZ, GPX, GEOJSON, TOPOJSON, TIF, TIFF, ECW, SID, IMG or DEM, you can use AlpineQuest or similar software from the "Quiz & Map Data Storage" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….

To convert LAZ, KMZ, DTM, CSV, DEM, PRJ, LAS, GPX, DSM, SHP, DBF or KML files to AQM, try AlpineQuest or another comparable tool in the "Quiz & Map Data Storage" category.

The AQM 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 AQM converter.