Extract text from BANK files
To convert your BANK file to another format, you need FMOD Studio or other Game software.
To convert other file formats to the "Audio Middleware Container" file type, you need software like FMOD Studio or a similar tool.
A .bank file is a proprietary audio archive generated by FMOD Studio, a middleware audio engine used by developers to implement dynamic sound in video games. Internally, these files often use a RIFF-style structure to package multiple audio assets, music tracks, and sound effects alongside logic for how they play (events and parameters).
While essential for game performance, .bank files create significant friction for end-users and modders. They are compiled binary containers, meaning you cannot simply double-click to play them in standard media players like VLC Media Player or Windows Media Player. Furthermore, the audio data inside is often encoded in specialized formats (like ADPCM or Vorbis) optimized for specific hardware (PC, PlayStation, Xbox), rendering the file unreadable if moved between platforms. Users frequently encounter these files when trying to extract game soundtracks or voice lines, only to find their usual audio editors cannot open them.
To access the audio, the most practical solution is conversion.
Convert.Guru analyzes your BANK file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
Users also converted GUIDS, MP3, BNK, WAV, ZIP, RAR, FSB, FMOD, RIFF, MP4, OGG, BDL and SND files.
If you want to convert BANK file to MP3, WAV, AAC, FLAC, OGG, WMA, M4A, AIFF, OPUS, ALAC, APE or WV, you can use FMOD Studio or similar software from the "Game Audio Asset Storage" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert MIDI, AAC, TTA, AU, WV, DTS, MID, FLAC, RA, MP3, PCM or WAV files to BANK, try FMOD Studio or another comparable tool in the "Game Audio Asset Storage" 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 BANK converter.