Extract text from Game archives and scripts (ASH)
To convert ASH Game files to another format, you need Graphisoft ArchiCAD or other Data software.
To convert other file formats to the "Multi-format Application Data" file type, you need software like Graphisoft ArchiCAD or a similar tool.
The .ASH extension has multiple disconnected uses, making it notoriously confusing for users. The most common format is the ArchiCAD Shading Texture file used by Graphisoft ArchiCAD, which is actually a standard JPEG (JFIF) image saved with a custom extension to manage architectural surface materials. It is also widely used as a compressed archive format for UI and system files in Nintendo Wii and Nintendo Switch games. Finally, it serves as a script file for the KoLmafia game client or project files in Ashampoo Burning Studio.
A file with multiple completely different formats under one extension causes massive problems for standard file viewers. Standard image viewers will fail to open an ArchiCAD shading file because the operating system does not recognize the extension, even though it is just a simple JPG. Conversely, if your .ASH file comes from a Nintendo console, it is a proprietary, closed-source compressed archive (often using the ASH0 magic number) that requires specialized community-built extraction tools. These game asset files cannot be 'converted' by standard software; they must be decompressed.
Just drag and drop your .ASH file into convert.guru to see what it is and convert it if supported. Our system reads the internal file signature. If it detects a standard JFIF image from ArchiCAD, it will automatically offer conversion to PNG, WEBP, or standard JPG. If it is a compressed Nintendo archive or an Ashampoo project file, we can inspect the file headers and show you the internal content, even if direct conversion is impossible due to proprietary encryption or compression limitations.
Convert.Guru analyzes your ASH file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
Users also converted ASHX, AHS, MP3, JPG, VLM, PPO and AUF files.
If you want to convert ASH file to JS, TS, PY, JAVA, CPP, C, CS, PHP, RB, GO, RS or SWIFT, you can use Graphisoft ArchiCAD or similar software from the "Multi-format Data and Archives" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert SH, PY, KT, PS1, SWIFT, LUA, PL, JAVA, SCALA, JS, VBS or TS files to ASH, try Graphisoft ArchiCAD or another comparable tool in the "Multi-format Data and Archives" category.
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 ASH converter.