DEB Converter

Extract text from DEB files

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How to extract text from your DEB file

Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your DEB file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.

Convert DEB to another file type

To convert your DEB file to another format, you need dpkg or other System software.

Convert a file to DEB

To convert other file formats to the "Software Package Archive" file type, you need software like dpkg or a similar tool.

About DEB files

The Problem: A .DEB file is a software installation package specifically designed for Debian and its derivatives like Ubuntu, Linux Mint, and Kali Linux. While it functions as a container for software, it is proprietary to the Debian architecture. Users on Windows, macOS, or non-Debian Linux distributions (like Fedora or Arch) cannot natively open, execute, or inspect these files. This creates a significant barrier when you need to access specific assets (images, scripts, or documentation) locked inside the package or when trying to port software to a different Linux system.

The Solution: Since a .DEB file is technically a standard Unix ar archive containing two tarballs (control.tar.gz and data.tar.gz), the most practical solution for non-Debian users is conversion.

For Inspection & Extraction: Convert the .DEB to a standard ZIP or 7Z file. This allows you to unzip the contents on any operating system to access the internal binary files and data structures without installing the software.
For Cross-Platform Linux Use: If you are managing a Red Hat-based system (like RHEL or CentOS), converting .DEB to RPM is necessary to facilitate installation using the RPM Package Manager.
For Archiving: Converting to a raw TAR or TGZ file preserves the Unix file permissions and hierarchy, which is essential for developers analyzing the package structure.

Convert.Guru analyzes your DEB file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.

Users also converted DYLIB, RPM, IPK, IPA, APPIMAGE, DEP, APK, ZIP, EXE, GZ, SH, XZ and APPINSTALLER files.

FAQ

If you want to convert DEB file to RPM, IPA, FLATPAK, APPIMAGE, ARCH, DYLIB, ZIP, RAR, 7Z, TAR, GZ or BZ2, you can use dpkg or similar software from the "Linux Software Installation" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….

To convert XXE, 7Z, Z, PAK, LHA, UUE, TAR, LZH, ZIP, PKG, RAR or ARJ files to DEB, try dpkg or another comparable tool in the "Linux Software Installation" category.

The DEB 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 DEB converter.