Extract text from bank audio files (CRA)
To convert CRA audio files to another format, you need FEBRABAN Banking Systems or other Data software.
To convert other file formats to the "Banking Data File" file type, you need software like FEBRABAN Banking Systems or a similar tool.
The .CRA file extension primarily represents a Brazilian Bank Collection File (Arquivo de Retorno/Remessa) following the 3%A7%C3%A3o_Brasileira_de_Bancos">FEBRABAN standard. Businesses use these fixed-width text files to exchange billing and payment batch data with Brazilian banks. Less commonly, .CRA files function as proprietary audio recordings from CRadio or Cool Record Edit Pro, or as marine navigation data files used by Transas Navi-Sailor software.
The main disadvantage of the FEBRABAN .CRA format is its strict, legacy fixed-length text structure. It is not easily readable by humans and requires specialized ERP software or bank-provided tools to interpret the batch data without errors. For the audio and navigation variants, the files are locked to legacy, proprietary software and cannot be natively accessed by modern operating systems.
Users often need to convert FEBRABAN .CRA files to CSV or XLSX for spreadsheet analysis, or extract the audio from CRadio files to MP3 or WAV. Converting these files is notoriously difficult because standard online converters fail to parse the specific positional text logic of Brazilian banking standards or lack the codecs for obscure audio formats. Often, only the original ERP system or Wärtsilä Transas software can properly read or export the data.
Convert.Guru analyzes your CRA file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
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If you want to convert CRA file to MP3, WAV, AAC, FLAC, OGG, WMA, M4A, AIFF, OPUS, ALAC, APE or WV, you can use FEBRABAN Banking Systems or similar software from the "Bank Data Exchange" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert MIDI, AAC, TTA, AU, WV, DTS, MID, FLAC, RA, MP3, PCM or WAV files to CRA, try FEBRABAN Banking Systems or another comparable tool in the "Bank Data Exchange" category.
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