BSA Converter

Extract text from BSA files


Drop or upload your .BSA file
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How to extract text from your BSA file

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

Convert BSA to another file type

To convert your BSA file to another format, you need The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim or other Game software.

  • BSA to BMI
  • BSA to EXE
  • BSA to ISO
  • BSA to BIN
  • BSA to CUE
  • BSA to PAK
  • BSA to WAD
  • BSA to PK3
  • BSA to PK4
  • BSA to BSP
  • BSA to MAP
  • BSA to SAV

Convert a file to BSA

To convert other file formats to the "Asset Container" file type, you need software like The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim or a similar tool.

  • MOD to BSA
  • BIN to BSA
  • CFG to BSA
  • SCX to BSA
  • DAT to BSA
  • MPQ to BSA
  • LOG to BSA
  • CUE to BSA
  • INI to BSA
  • EXE to BSA
  • SCM to BSA
  • ISO to BSA

About BSA files

BSA files are proprietary Bethesda Softworks Archives, the massive data containers used to power iconic RPGs like The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and Fallout: New Vegas. These files function similarly to a ZIP archive but are strictly optimized for the game engine to stream assets instantly. Inside a single .BSA, you will find thousands of "loose files" - textures (DDS), 3D models (NIF), scripts (PEX), and audio (XWM or WAV).

A common problem with .BSA files is their opacity. You cannot simply double-click them in Windows Explorer to see what's inside, nor can you edit a specific texture without extracting the entire archive first. They are effectively "black boxes" that lock away game content, preventing casual users from modifying assets or accessing the soundtrack. Furthermore, older BSA versions (like those from Oblivion) use different compression algorithms than newer ones (Skyrim SE), causing compatibility errors where standard archivers fail to open them.

To work with the content, you must extract or convert the archive. For graphic modding, extract textures to DDS (DirectDraw Surface) or convert them to PNG for easier viewing. For audio, extract sound banks to WAV or MP3. For 3D modeling, extract meshes to NIF (NetImmerse) for import into Blender via plugins.

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

Users also converted ESP, TEXTURES, NIF, ZIP, BCFZIP, DDW, NPZ and BMI files.



The BSA 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 BSA converter.