How to extract text from your BST file
- Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your BST file.
- You’ll see a preview, if available.
- Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert BST to another file type
To convert your BST file to another format, you need BibTeX or other Text software.
- BST to IST
- BST to EST
- BST to PST
- BST to GMT
- BST to CST
- BST to TMP
- BST to TEMP
- BST to CACHE
- BST to LOG
- BST to BAK
- BST to OLD
- BST to NEW
Convert a file to BST
To convert other file formats to the "Citation Style Definition" file type, you need software like BibTeX or a similar tool.
- DEVICE to BST
- CACHE to BST
- SOCK to BST
- SYMLINK to BST
- PID to BST
- MOUNT to BST
- FIFO to BST
- LOG to BST
- PIPE to BST
- TMP to BST
- JUNCTION to BST
- TEMP to BST
About BST files
The .BST extension primarily identifies a BibTeX Style file, a critical component in the LaTeX typesetting ecosystem used to define exactly how citations and bibliographies appear (e.g., APA, IEEE, or Chicago style). While powerful, these files are written in a cryptic, stack-based programming language using Reverse Polish Notation, making them notoriously difficult for average users to edit or debug without breaking the document compilation process. Users often struggle when they need to migrate these proprietary styles to modern reference managers like Zotero or Mendeley, which use CSL (Citation Style Language) instead. Additionally, the .BST extension is used by Nemetschek Allplan for CAD batch printing sets (often XML-based) and by Basler Electric for relay settings databases. For BibTeX files, the most practical workflow is converting to TXT to inspect the logic or attempting a migration to a newer format. For Allplan users, converting the underlying XML structure to a standard XML file or PDF report allows for easier viewing of print settings without requiring the full CAD suite.
Convert.Guru analyzes your BST file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
Users also converted BST4, CLS, ZIP, TEX, BIB, JPG, PDF, ACSM, BBL, BIBTEX, IST, EST and PST files.
The BST 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 BST converter.