Extract text from BLT files
To convert your BLT file to another format, you need AOL Instant Messenger or other Data software.
To convert other file formats to the "User Configuration File" file type, you need software like AOL Instant Messenger or a similar tool.
The .blt extension acts as a confusing container for several unrelated legacy formats, most notably the Buddy List file for the now-defunct AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) and raw video recordings from older LG Mobile phones.
If you have an AIM file, it contains your old contact lists and groups. Since AIM shut down in 2017, these files are effectively digital fossils. They are stored in a proprietary binary format, meaning you cannot simply open them in a text editor like Notepad to retrieve your friends' screen names without seeing garbled code. The goal here is extracting the data to readable TXT or CSV formats for nostalgia or archiving.
Alternatively, if the file originated from an LG phone, it is likely a raw video stream. These files often lack the standard headers found in MP4 or AVI containers, causing standard players like VLC Media Player to reject them. Other variations include bridge game data from Bridge Base or audio indexing files for Digital Quran Pens.
Convert.Guru analyzes your BLT file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
Users also converted PLT, BTL, RUL, PNG, CHAT, PBF and ROOT files.
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 BLT converter.