Extract text from BML files
To convert your BML file to another format, you need Alien: Isolation or other Game software.
To convert other file formats to the "Configuration File" file type, you need software like Alien: Isolation or a similar tool.
The .BML file extension primarily identifies a Binary Markup Language file, most notably used as a game configuration format by studios like Creative Assembly for titles such as Alien: Isolation. These files are essentially standard XML data compiled into a binary format to improve load times and obfuscate game logic. While efficient for the game engine, this binary state presents a significant barrier for modders and developers: opening a .BML file in a standard text editor like Notepad++ reveals unreadable gibberish rather than structured text. Users typically need to convert these files back to human-readable XML to tweak graphics settings, modify gameplay variables, or debug engine behaviors.
Beyond gaming, the extension is used in diverse technical niches, including Allplan engineering software for reinforcement schedules and certain satellite receiver chipsets (ALI Corp) for interface data. Because the format varies wildly between these proprietary ecosystems, a generic viewer often fails. For gaming and configuration contexts, the best workflow is converting the binary blob to XML or TXT for editing, then recompiling if necessary. For archiving or static review, converting to JSON is also a popular choice for parsing data structure without the verbosity of XML.
Convert.Guru analyzes your BML file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
Users also converted BRML, BMP, EML, TXT, JPG, XML, ZIP, PDF, RPL, BGV and MESHES files.
If you want to convert BML file to TXT, RTF, DOC, DOCX, ODT, PAGES, TEX, LATEX, MD, MARKDOWN, LOG or NFO, you can use Alien: Isolation or similar software from the "Game Configuration Data" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert PDF, DOC, ASC, TODO, NFO, MEMO, README, DOCX, JPG, TXT, NOTE or RTF files to BML, try Alien: Isolation or another comparable tool in the "Game Configuration 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 BML converter.