Extract text from CP files
To convert your CP file to another format, you need C++Builder or other Developer software.
To convert other file formats to the "Source Code File" file type, you need software like C++Builder or a similar tool.
The .cp file extension is a notorious source of confusion because it serves two completely different masters: software development and legacy e-learning. Most commonly, it is a C++ Source Code file, a variation of the standard CPP format used by environments like C++Builder and Apple Xcode. These are plain text files containing code logic, but opening them in a basic editor like Notepad often ruins the indentation and strips syntax highlighting, making them hard to read or print.
Alternatively, if your file dates back to the late 2000s, it is likely a legacy project file from Adobe Captivate (specifically versions 1 through 4). These are proprietary binary files used to author interactive simulations. The friction here is immense: modern versions of Adobe Captivate use the CPTX format and cannot always natively open these archaic .cp files without an intermediate conversion step or an older software installation. Users often find themselves locked out of their own training materials, needing to convert them to MP4 video or HTML5 for web compatibility.
For C++ files, the best conversion workflow is to PDF or RTF to preserve syntax coloring for documentation. For Captivate files, the goal is almost always "rescue": converting the obsolete project to a modern MP4 video or updating it to CPTX for editing. Industrial users might also encounter .cp files from Siemens HMI panels or Cashpoint systems, which are strictly internal data formats and generally unsuitable for standard conversion.
Convert.Guru analyzes your CP file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
Users also converted MP4, PDF, CPP, BIN, PLIST, NIB, DYLIB, CST, PAS, SSU and CPS files.
If you want to convert CP file to CST, PAS, SSU, CPS, JS, TS, PY, JAVA, CPP, C, CS or PHP, you can use C++Builder 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 CP, try C++Builder or another comparable tool in the "C++ Source Code" 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 CP converter.