Extract text from BOM files
To convert your BOM file to another format, you need Apple macOS or other System software.
To convert other file formats to the "Bill of Materials File" file type, you need software like Apple macOS or a similar tool.
The .BOM file extension primarily refers to the macOS Bill of Materials file, a binary system file generated by the Apple Installer. These files reside in the /var/db/receipts directory and act as a digital receipt, logging the file paths, permissions, and checksums of every file installed by a PKG package. The main challenge with Apple .BOM files is their binary BOMStore format; they cannot be opened in standard text editors and are unreadable without command-line tools like lsbom. Users often need to convert these to TXT or JSON to audit installed components or verify system integrity.
Alternatively, in the engineering sector, a .BOM file represents an Electronic Bill of Materials generated by EDA software such as Altium Designer, Autodesk EAGLE, or Tekla Structures. These files list the components required for PCB assembly or construction. While useful within the design environment, sharing these files with suppliers or procurement teams is difficult due to proprietary formatting. The industry standard solution is to convert CAD-generated .BOM files to XLSX (Excel) or CSV for inventory management, or to PDF for finalized documentation.
Convert.Guru analyzes your BOM file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
Users also converted BOMDOC, CSV, XLSX, PDF, JSON, ZIP, XLS, PLIST, HTML, ODS, XML, OPJ and CAR files.
If you want to convert BOM file to CSV, UTF8, SYS, DLL, EXE, DRV, VXD, 386, COM, BAT, CMD or SCR, you can use Apple macOS or similar software from the "Installer Receipt & Inventory List" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert MSI, EXE, REG, MST, LNK, CAB, CAT, DRV, INF, SYS, MSU or DLL files to BOM, try Apple macOS or another comparable tool in the "Installer Receipt & Inventory List" 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 BOM converter.