Extract text from MS-DOS executables (COM)
To convert COM executables to another format, you need Microsoft Windows or other Executable software.
To convert other file formats to the "MS-DOS Command File" file type, you need software like Microsoft Windows or a similar tool.
A .COM file is traditionally an MS-DOS command executable containing raw machine code. It was designed to run small, memory-efficient programs directly in the operating system. Today, you will rarely encounter a legitimate .COM application outside of legacy software emulators like DOSBox.
In the modern era, encountering a .COM file usually points to two common frustrations: browser naming errors or malicious payloads. Web browsers like Google Chrome often accidentally save web pages (HTML) or documents (PDF) using the website's top-level domain as the file extension. For example, downloading a report from example.com might mistakenly save to your disk as report.com. Conversely, threat actors frequently disguise malware or ZIP payload droppers as .COM files because legacy Windows environments prioritize executing them over EXE files.
Because of the severe security risks, you should never blindly double-click an unknown .COM file. If it is a true executable, you cannot convert it into a document. However, you can safely identify its real file signature without risking local execution. Drop your file here to analyze and convert it securely right in your browser. Our tool will inspect the binary headers and instantly convert misnamed files back to their true PDF, HTML, or JPG formats.
Convert.Guru analyzes your COM file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
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If you want to convert COM file to PDF, EXE, USB, MSI, APP, DMG, DEB, RPM, PKG, RUN, SH or BAT, you can use Microsoft Windows or similar software from the "MS-DOS Executable Program" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert JAR, APP, SCR, IPA, AAB, PS1, DMG, VBS, EXE, XAPK, MSI or CMD files to COM, try Microsoft Windows or another comparable tool in the "MS-DOS Executable Program" 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 COM converter.