Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your ARS file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert ARS to another file type
To convert ARS data files to another format, you need Unreal Engine or other Game software.
Convert a file to ARS
To convert other file formats to the "Unreal Engine Asset File" file type, you need software like Unreal Engine or a similar tool.
About ARS files
The .ARS file extension is a deeply fragmented format serving distinct roles across completely different industries. Most commonly, it functions as an Unreal Engine 5 asset file used by developers to store 3D models, textures, and compiled game data. It is also heavily utilized in the industrial sector, acting as an elevator system data file for ARKEL commercial lifts, or as an audit data file for Crane Payment Innovations vending machines. To properly open and interact with these files, you need specialized software like Unreal Engine, proprietary ARKEL diagnostic tools, or the CPI ARS Analyzer. In rarer instances, the extension acts as a Render Settings file for Adobe After Effects. The primary disadvantage of the .ARS format is its heavily proprietary, closed-source nature. These files cannot be double-clicked or previewed in standard operating systems. Game asset files often require an expensive, resource-heavy engine installation just to view, while industrial .ARS files are locked behind enterprise software not distributed to the general public. Because they are structured as raw machine data or compiled 3D scenes, converting them to standard formats like PDF or JPG is rarely viable directly. This file format is exceptionally difficult to open or convert because its binary encoding is unique to the original hardware firmware or software engine. Often, only the original software can properly read or export the data. If our analysis detects a supported underlying or embedded format, viewing or conversion may still be possible.
Convert.Guru analyzes your ARS file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
If you want to convert ARS file to INI, CFG, CONF, CONFIG, JSON, XML, YAML, YML, TOML, ENV, PROPERTIES or RC, you can use Unreal Engine or similar software from the "Game Engine Asset Storage" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert ZSHRC, CONF, RCFILE, GITCONFIG, RC, PLIST, BASHRC, CONFIG, PROFILE, INI, PREFS or CFG files to ARS, try Unreal Engine or another comparable tool in the "Game Engine Asset Storage" category.
The ARS 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 ARS converter.