Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your B01 file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert B01 to another file type
To convert B01 files to another format, you need InPage or other Page Layout software.
Convert a file to B01
To convert other file formats to the "Urdu Desktop Publishing File" file type, you need software like InPage or a similar tool.
About B01 files
The .B01 file extension primarily represents an InPage Urdu word processing document. Developed by Concept Software, InPage is a widely used desktop publishing application tailored for Urdu, Persian, and Arabic languages, employing the Nastaliq font system. The file utilizes a Microsoft Compound File Binary Format wrapper to store text, page layouts, and formatting data. Alternatively, a .B01 file can be a BlindWrite CD Data Segment File, created by VSO Software to split large disk backups into smaller parts. As an InPage document, the .B01 format is heavily proprietary and entirely closed. It is virtually impossible to open these files outside of the original InPage software. Users face significant vendor lock-in, meaning they must possess a paid license to read or modify the content. Standard text editors and modern word processors do not support the specific ligatures and proprietary encodings used inside the file. Users desperately need to convert .B01 files to PDF for standard viewing or DOCX for text editing. When converted, complex font layouts may break or require the original Noori Nastaliq font installed on the viewing device. For the BlindWrite variant, converting to a standard ISO or IMG disk image is highly recommended to ensure long-term accessibility, as BlindWrite is considered legacy software. This file format is notoriously difficult to open or convert because it lacks an open standard. 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 B01 file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
If you want to convert B01 file to , you can use InPage or similar software from the "Urdu Document Storage" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert files to B01, try InPage or another comparable tool in the "Urdu Document Storage" category.
The B01 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 B01 converter.