Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your ASEC file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert ASEC to another file type
To convert ASEC secure apps to another format, you need Android OS or other System software.
Convert a file to ASEC
To convert other file formats to the "Android Encrypted App Container" file type, you need software like Android OS or a similar tool.
About ASEC files
The .ASEC file is an Android Secure Application File. It operates as an encrypted storage container used by the Android Operating System to safely house applications moved from internal memory to an external SD card. Normally, these files are managed entirely by the background system. Users typically try to convert an .ASEC file to extract the original APK installer or to recover specific application assets. The primary disadvantage of the .ASEC format is its rigid, device-locked encryption. These containers are encrypted via dm-crypt using a unique 128-bit key tied specifically to the hardware device that created them. This means you cannot simply copy an .ASEC file to a Windows or Mac computer to open it. Without the correct decryption key from the Android device's root directory, the file remains completely unreadable. The ideal conversion targets for this data are APK or ZIP files, which allow you to view the raw contents. Standard online converters fail to process this format because they do not have access to your phone's unique decryption key. This file format is difficult to open or convert because it is a closed, secure system structure. 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 ASEC file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
If you want to convert ASEC file to SYS, DLL, EXE, DRV, VXD, 386, COM, BAT, CMD, SCR, PIF or LNK, you can use Android OS or similar software from the "Secure Android App Storage" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert MSI, EXE, REG, MST, LNK, CAB, CAT, DRV, INF, SYS, MSU or DLL files to ASEC, try Android OS or another comparable tool in the "Secure Android App Storage" category.
The ASEC 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 ASEC converter.