BNT Converter

Extract text from texture and design files (BNT)


Drop or upload your .BNT file
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How to extract text from your BNT file

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

Convert BNT to another file type

To convert BNT design files to another format, you need Switch Toolbox or other Game software.

Convert a file to BNT

To convert other file formats to the "Texture Archive" file type, you need software like Switch Toolbox or a similar tool.


About BNT files

The .BNT extension serves a dual purpose, most commonly appearing as a Binary Nintendo Texture or banner image file used in game development for consoles like the Nintendo Switch. These files pack raw graphical data optimized for GPU rendering, meaning they are completely unreadable by standard image viewers or web browsers. Gamers and modders frequently encounter these when extracting assets, finding themselves locked out of the content without specific CLI tools or SDKs. In professional industries, the .BNT format represents a distinct friction point: it acts as a proprietary apparel pattern file for Bonatech systems or a compressed backup archive for Allplan CAD software. Opening these requires expensive, industry-specific licensing. For game textures, we recommend converting to PNG or TGA to preserve transparency while making the image editable in Photoshop. For CAD and apparel designs, converting to PDF is the standard for universal sharing and archiving without losing visual fidelity.

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

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FAQ

If you want to convert BNT file to , you can use Switch Toolbox or similar software from the "Game Texture & CAD Design" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….

To convert files to BNT, try Switch Toolbox or another comparable tool in the "Game Texture & CAD Design" category.



The BNT 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 BNT converter.