BPM Converter

Extract text from Business process models (BPM)


Drop or upload your .BPM file

How to extract text from your BPM file

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

Convert BPM to another file type

To convert BPM Models to another format, you need Bizagi Modeler or other Data software.

Convert a file to BPM

To convert other file formats to the "Business Process Diagram" file type, you need software like Bizagi Modeler or a similar tool.


About BPM files

.BPM files are primarily Business Process Model documents used to map out enterprise workflows, organizational structures, and process architectures. They are heavily utilized by software suites like Bizagi Modeler and PowerDesigner (formerly Sybase). In a completely distinct scientific use case, the extension is also used for Genomic microarray manifest files (BeadChip manifests) by Illumina in their GenomeStudio software.

The main disadvantage of .BPM files is severe vendor lock-in and format fragmentation. A .BPM file generated by Bizagi (which uses a compressed ZIP container) is rarely compatible directly with Sybase PowerDesigner or standard BPMN-compliant tools. Opening these files usually requires installing heavy, proprietary desktop software. Furthermore, sharing these specialized workflows with non-technical stakeholders or executives is almost impossible in their native format. Illumina manifest files face similar barriers, being totally inaccessible without specialized bioinformatics suites.

To overcome these barriers, you must convert the file. For sharing workflows with stakeholders, convert to PDF, PNG, or SVG for immediate viewing. If you need to migrate the process to another modeling tool, extract or convert the data to standard BPMN or XML. For Genomic files, convert the manifest data to CSV or TXT for analysis in standard spreadsheet tools. Drop your file here to analyze and convert it securely right in your browser - free, online, and without installing software.

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

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FAQ

If you want to convert BPM file to HZ, PDF, RPM, BPS, BAK, BACKUP, OLD, TMP, TEMP, ARC, ZIP or TAR, you can use Bizagi Modeler or similar software from the "Business Process Modeling" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….

To convert SNAPSHOT, OLD, IMG, RESTORE, ISO, COPY, VMDK, TMP, VHD, BAK, ARCHIVE or BACKUP files to BPM, try Bizagi Modeler or another comparable tool in the "Business Process Modeling" category.



The BPM 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 BPM converter.