Extract text from Game cache files (BUFFER)
To convert BUFFER Cache files to another format, you need Cyberpunk 2077 or other Data software.
To convert other file formats to the "Cache or Game Asset" file type, you need software like Cyberpunk 2077 or a similar tool.
A .BUFFER file typically serves as either a media thumbnail cache for Android applications and static site generators like Eleventy, or as a compiled game asset for Cyberpunk 2077 running on the proprietary REDengine.
For smartphone users and web developers, these files temporarily store cached image data, often harboring standard PNG structures without the expected file extension. For gamers and modders, .BUFFER files store highly compressed, proprietary game resources such as 3D geometry chunks or texture streams.
The main disadvantage of the .BUFFER format is its generic, unstandardized nature. Game asset variants are locked binary files that are completely unreadable without specialized, reverse-engineered modding tools. Cache variants simply clutter system storage and cannot be natively viewed by default image viewing applications because the operating system does not recognize the extension.
If the file is an image cache, the best conversion targets are PNG or JPG for universal compatibility across all devices. Converting game data is rarely possible outside of specific modding environments, as structural mesh data will be lost or corrupted if forced into a standard format.
This format is notoriously difficult to open or convert because standard tools cannot differentiate between a raw image stream and a proprietary game asset. Standard online converters fail because they rely on predictable file extensions. Our deep-analysis tools inspect the raw file headers to detect if a supported underlying format like PNG is embedded, allowing you to bypass the generic extension and recover your content.
Convert.Guru analyzes your BUFFER file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
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If you want to convert BUFFER file to BLOB, JSON, IMAGE, PDF, CSV, XML, YAML, YML, TOML, INI, CFG or CONF, you can use Cyberpunk 2077 or similar software from the "Cached Image or Game Asset" 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 BUFFER, try Cyberpunk 2077 or another comparable tool in the "Cached Image or Game Asset" category.
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 BUFFER converter.