Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your BPMN file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert BPMN to another file type
To convert BPMN Process diagrams to another format, you need Signavio Process Manager or other Data software.
Convert a file to BPMN
To convert other file formats to the "Process Model Diagram" file type, you need software like Signavio Process Manager or a similar tool.
About BPMN files
A .BPMN file contains a Business Process Model and Notation diagram. It uses a standardized XML-based format maintained by the Object Management Group (OMG) to visually represent business workflows, logic, and data flows. These files are commonly opened, executed, and edited using specialized enterprise software like Signavio Process Manager, ARIS Express, or Camunda Modeler. You can read more about the standard on Wikipedia. The primary disadvantage of the .BPMN format is its rigid reliance on proprietary or heavy modeling software. Because the file is essentially raw XML code under the hood, opening it without a dedicated BPMN renderer will only display confusing text tags rather than the intended visual flowchart. These modeling tools often require paid subscriptions, making it highly impractical to share native .BPMN files with clients, stakeholders, or colleagues who just need to review the process map. To make your workflows universally accessible, convert your .BPMN file to a standard visual format. For presentations, archiving, and document sharing, convert to PDF or SVG to maintain infinitely scalable vector graphics. For quick web viewing, embedding in emails, or attaching to chat messages, convert to PNG or JPG.
Convert.Guru analyzes your BPMN file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
If you want to convert BPMN file to XML, PNG, PDF, JPG, VSDX, SVG, IMAGE, CSV, JSON, YAML, YML or TOML, you can use Signavio Process Manager or similar software from the "Business Process Modeling" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert DBF, XML, SQLITE, XLSX, SQL, TSV, ACCDB, YAML, MDB, CSV, ODS or JSON files to BPMN, try Signavio Process Manager or another comparable tool in the "Business Process Modeling" category.
The BPMN 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 BPMN converter.