Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your BROWSER file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert BROWSER to another file type
To convert BROWSER Browser definitions to another format, you need Microsoft ASP.NET or other Developer software.
Convert a file to BROWSER
To convert other file formats to the "ASP.NET Configuration File" file type, you need software like Microsoft ASP.NET or a similar tool.
About BROWSER files
A .browser file is an ASP.NET browser definition file used by the Microsoft .NET Framework to identify client browsers and their capabilities. It stores data in XML format, allowing web servers to adapt markup rendering for specific devices. These files are primarily managed by Microsoft ASP.NET. The .browser format is largely a legacy concept tied to older .NET Framework versions and is considered obsolete in modern ASP.NET Core environments. The main disadvantage of a .browser file is its limited utility outside of old Microsoft server environments. Because it lacks a standard file association on most operating systems, opening it directly often requires manual text editor assignment. Furthermore, the data structure is tightly coupled to the server infrastructure, making it practically useless for modern, responsive web development. To review or repurpose this data, you must convert it. For archiving or raw text editing, convert to XML or TXT. If you are migrating legacy capabilities data to a modern application, convert to JSON.
Convert.Guru analyzes your BROWSER file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
If you want to convert BROWSER file to PDF, NOTEPAD, HTML, HTM, CSS, JS, PHP, ASP, ASPX, JSP, JSPX or PY, you can use Microsoft ASP.NET or similar software from the "Browser capabilities definition" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert RSS, CSS, CGI, SITEMAP, PL, WEBMANIFEST, JSON, JS, XML, HTML, ICO or HTM files to BROWSER, try Microsoft ASP.NET or another comparable tool in the "Browser capabilities definition" category.
The BROWSER 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 BROWSER converter.