Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your CC file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert CC to another file type
To convert your CC file to another format, you need Visual Studio Code or other Developer software.
Convert a file to CC
To convert other file formats to the "Source Code" file type, you need software like Visual Studio Code or a similar tool.
About CC files
The .CC file extension most commonly denotes a C++ Source Code file, a plain text container for high-level programming logic. While standard in Unix and Linux environments and favored by organizations like Google and the Free Software Foundation, these files present immediate barriers to non-technical users. Unlike an executable EXE, a .CC file cannot be "run" directly; it requires a complex compilation workflow using tools like GCC or Clang to become functional software. Furthermore, the extension is ambiguous: it is occasionally used for Illusion Soft character data files (proprietary binary assets for games) or erroneously named Closed Caption sidecar files. This ambiguity often leads to friction - opening a game asset in a text editor results in unintelligible gibberish, while opening source code in a web browser just shows raw text without syntax highlighting. For sharing code reviews, documentation, or assignments with users who lack an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) like Visual Studio Code, the best workflow is to convert .CC to PDF (for preserved formatting and printing), HTML (for web publishing with syntax colors), or TXT (for universal compatibility).
Convert.Guru analyzes your CC file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
If you want to convert CC file to HP, CI, JS, TS, PY, JAVA, CPP, C, CS, PHP, RB or GO, you can use Visual Studio Code or similar software from the "C++ Source Code" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert SH, PY, KT, PS1, SWIFT, LUA, PL, JAVA, SCALA, JS, VBS or TS files to CC, try Visual Studio Code or another comparable tool in the "C++ Source Code" category.
The CC 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 CC converter.