Extract text from BINARY files
To convert your BINARY file to another format, you need Unity or other Data software.
To convert other file formats to the "Binary Data Container" file type, you need software like Unity or a similar tool.
A .binary file is a generic filename extension typically applied to files containing raw, non-textual data. In the wild, you will most frequently encounter this format in two distinct scenarios: as a serialized game save file generated by engines like Unity, or as a firmware update executable for devices using Allwinner chipsets.
The primary frustration with .binary files is their opacity; they are essentially "black boxes" of machine code or serialized objects. Unlike TXT or XML files, attempting to open a .binary file in a standard text editor results in intelligible "garbage" characters and potential application crashes due to memory limits. Furthermore, because the extension is generic, there is no single program guaranteed to open it. A .binary game save is often locked to the specific version of the game that created it, making cross-version compatibility a nightmare.
For game saves (e.g., PC Building Simulator or For The Queen), the ideal workflow is converting the binary serialization to a human-readable format like JSON or XML for editing, then converting back. For firmware and system files, users often need to analyze the file in a Hex Editor or extract contents using forensic tools like Binwalk to recover embedded ELF executables or file systems. For archiving, keeping the original byte-for-byte copy is essential, as even a single bit change can render the file corrupt.
Convert.Guru analyzes your BINARY file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
Users also converted BIN, TXT, PDF, PNG, XLSB, COMPILED, GFX, JPG, UNKNOWN, DOC, DOCX, XLSX and DTA files.
If you want to convert BINARY file to TEXT, PDF, TMP, TEMP, CACHE, LOG, BAK, OLD, NEW, PART, DOWNLOAD or CRDOWNLOAD, you can use Unity or similar software from the "Serialized Game Data" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert DEVICE, CACHE, SOCK, SYMLINK, PID, MOUNT, FIFO, LOG, PIPE, TMP, JUNCTION or TEMP files to BINARY, try Unity or another comparable tool in the "Serialized Game Data" 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 BINARY converter.