BES Converter

Extract text from BES files

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Drop or upload your .BES file

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How to extract text from your BES file

Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your BES file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.

Convert BES to another file type

To convert your BES file to another format, you need HCL BigFix or other System software.

Convert a file to BES

To convert other file formats to the "Configuration File" file type, you need software like HCL BigFix or a similar tool.

About BES files

The .BES file extension is a 'container' format used in three completely different industries, creating significant confusion.

BigFix Enterprise Suite (IT & Sysadmin): The most common variation (41%) is an XML-based export from HCL BigFix (formerly IBM BigFix). These files define endpoint management tasks, 'Fixlets,' or action scripts.
Braille Editing System (Accessibility): A specialized format (25%) used by Japanese braille editors. These files contain tactile dot patterns for embossers and are strictly proprietary. They cannot be opened by standard text editors and require specific Japanese software like BES or BET400 to decode.
Bohemia Enforce Script (Gaming): Used by the Enfusion Engine for games like DayZ and Arma Reforger. These are C-style source code files.

Common Friction: Users often receive a .bes file and cannot view its contents because Windows attempts to find a non-existent 'BES Application.'

Conversion Solution:

For BigFix/Gaming: These are plain text. Rename the file to XML or TXT to view it instantly in Notepad++ or VS Code.
For Braille: Conversion is difficult without the original Japanese software. Workarounds involve using hex editors to extract raw text, but formatting is usually lost.

Convert.Guru analyzes your BES file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.

Users also converted TBX, ILF and PROT files.

FAQ

If you want to convert BES file to , you can use HCL BigFix or similar software from the "Endpoint Management Task" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….

To convert files to BES, try HCL BigFix or another comparable tool in the "Endpoint Management Task" category.

The BES 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 BES converter.