Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your BRR file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert BRR to another file type
To convert BRR samples to another format, you need BRRtools or other Audio software.
Convert a file to BRR
To convert other file formats to the "SNES Audio Format" file type, you need software like BRRtools or a similar tool.
About BRR files
A .BRR (Bit Rate Reduction) file is a highly compressed audio sample format created exclusively for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) sound chip, known as the SPC700. It stores short audio clips like sound effects or digital instrument samples used by composers to create 16-bit video game soundtracks. These files are typically handled by specialized retro-gaming audio utilities or emulators rather than standard audio software. The .BRR format is an obsolete, proprietary 4-bit ADPCM-style compression standard. It is completely unsupported by modern operating systems, web browsers, or standard media players like VLC. You cannot just double-click a .BRR file to play it. Furthermore, the format is practically headerless, meaning the exact playback frequency and pitch data are often absent from the file itself and instead hardcoded into the game engine. To edit or listen to these sounds, you must convert the .BRR file to WAV for lossless editing or MP3 for general playback. Note that sample rate information might need manual adjustment during conversion. Because it is a closed, proprietary, and ancient format, standard online converters fail to process it.
Convert.Guru analyzes your BRR file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
If you want to convert BRR file to WAV, you can use BRRtools or similar software from the "SNES Audio Sample Storage" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert files to BRR, try BRRtools or another comparable tool in the "SNES Audio Sample Storage" category.
The BRR 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 BRR converter.