Extract text from BattleScribe catalogues (CATZ)
To convert CATZ catalogues to another format, you need BattleScribe or other Game software.
To convert other file formats to the "Compressed Army Data File" file type, you need software like BattleScribe or a similar tool.
A .catz file is a compressed army data catalogue used by BattleScribe, a popular army list creator for tabletop wargamers playing games like Warhammer 40k. It contains the rules, unit profiles, and point values required to build valid army rosters.
Internally, a .catz file is structured as a standard ZIP archive. When extracted, it typically reveals XML-based data files (often saved as cat).
The main disadvantage of .catz files is that they are highly specific to the BattleScribe ecosystem. You cannot easily read them without the app, and they act as proprietary containers. Users often need to convert these files or extract the underlying XML data to edit values manually, fix bugs in the community-driven data repositories, or export lists to plain text (TXT) or PDF for printing before a tournament.
Because this is a specialized gaming format, standard online converters fail to process it. Just drag and drop your file on convert.guru to identify the format, view it, and convert it when possible. If our analysis detects the supported underlying ZIP or embedded XML format, viewing and extraction may still be possible.
Convert.Guru analyzes your CATZ file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
Users also converted BSI, GST and GIB files.
If you want to convert CATZ file to CSV, JSON, XML, YAML, YML, TOML, INI, CFG, CONF, DAT, DB or SQL, you can use BattleScribe or similar software from the "Army Roster Data Storage" 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 CATZ, try BattleScribe or another comparable tool in the "Army Roster Data Storage" category.
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