AST Converter

Convert game audio assets (AST) online for free


Drop or upload your .AST file
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How to convert your AST file

  1. Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your AST file.
  2. You'll see a preview.
  3. Click the "Convert file to..." button to save your file in the format you want.

Convert AST to another file type

The converter easily converts your AST assets to various formats - free and online. No GIANTS Engine or other Game software needed.

  • AST to IVF
  • AST to OGG
  • AST to ASF
  • AST to MP3
  • AST to OPUS
  • AST to ADTS
  • AST to VOC
  • AST to VOB
  • AST to MOV
  • AST to OGX
  • AST to G726
  • AST to GXF

Convert a file to AST

The converter also works in reverse, so you can convert other "Game Asset File" formats to AST without using software like GIANTS Engine or a similar tool.

  • 3GA to AST
  • RL2 to AST
  • MQV to AST
  • SMK to AST
  • NVF to AST
  • EAC3 to AST
  • RPL to AST
  • AAC to AST
  • ASS to AST
  • ADS to AST
  • GXF to AST
  • SDR2 to AST

About AST files

The .AST extension is notoriously fragmented, serving as a proprietary container for over a dozen unrelated applications. Primarily, it functions as a game audio stream file for Nintendo GameCube and Wii titles (often utilizing standard RIFF structures or FMOD), or as a game engine texture file in GIANTS Software's Farming Simulator. Other notable uses include EA Sports game asset archives (BGFA1.05 format), JetDB test databases, and even XML-based animation instances for Sid Meier's Civilization VI.

The massive disadvantage of the .AST format is this exact lack of standardization. Your operating system cannot natively identify if a specific .AST file holds a compressed audio track, a 2D image texture, an Amazon DRM voucher, or a CAD aperture list. Because these files are explicitly designed to be read by proprietary game engines or specific assessment software, they lack basic compatibility with web browsers, media players, and standard image editors.

To actually use or inspect the contents of an .AST file, conversion or extraction is mandatory. For Nintendo audio streams, convert to MP3 or WAV for universal playback. For Farming Simulator textures, convert to PNG or JPG for web and image editing. If the file is a game asset archive, repackage it into a standard ZIP file for easy browsing. Drop your file here to view and convert it securely right in your browser.

Use Convert.Guru to open and convert your AST file.

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FAQ

If you want to convert AST file to EST, IST, CST, UTC, PST, GMT, MST, CODE, EDT, INI, CFG or CONF, you can use GIANTS Engine or similar software from the "Game 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 AST, try GIANTS Engine or another comparable tool in the "Game Asset Storage" category.



The AST 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 AST converter.