How to extract text from your DNS file
- Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your DNS file.
- You’ll see a preview, if available.
- Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert DNS to another file type
To convert your DNS file to another format, you need BIND or other System software.
- DNS to IP
- DNS to EXE
- DNS to ISO
- DNS to BIN
- DNS to CUE
- DNS to PAK
- DNS to WAD
- DNS to PK3
- DNS to PK4
- DNS to BSP
- DNS to MAP
- DNS to SAV
Convert a file to DNS
To convert other file formats to the "Configuration File" file type, you need software like BIND or a similar tool.
- MOD to DNS
- BIN to DNS
- CFG to DNS
- SCX to DNS
- DAT to DNS
- MPQ to DNS
- LOG to DNS
- CUE to DNS
- INI to DNS
- EXE to DNS
- SCM to DNS
- ISO to DNS
About DNS files
A .DNS file typically serves as a DNS Zone file, a critical configuration document used by name server software like BIND and Microsoft Windows Server to map domain names to IP addresses. While BIND-style files are plain text, they rely on strict syntax (A, MX, CNAME records) where a single misplaced semicolon can take down a website. Users often struggle when migrating data between providers; for instance, a Microsoft DNS export might not directly import into a Linux-based setup or a cloud provider like AWS Route 53 without restructuring. Additionally, the .DNS extension is used for binary game archives (associated with developers like System Sacom or titles like Duke Nukem Forever), which are completely unreadable in text editors and require specialized unpackers to access assets. For server administrators, converting these files to TXT, CSV, or JSON is essential for auditing, reporting, or automated migration. For gamers, conversion usually involves extracting audio or textures to standard formats like WAV or PNG.
Convert.Guru analyzes your DNS file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
Users also converted DSN, DNG, JPEG, PNG, JPG, PDF, SMX, AEX, RWT and IP files.
The DNS 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 DNS converter.