DSY Converter

Extract text from DAISY books (DSY)

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How to extract text from your DSY file

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

Convert DSY to another file type

To convert DSY books to another format, you need AMIS or other E-Book software.

Convert a file to DSY

To convert other file formats to the "Digital Talking Book" file type, you need software like AMIS or a similar tool.

About DSY files

The .DSY extension is most commonly associated with Digital Talking Books adhering to the DAISY Consortium standards. These files function as control or container files within a larger audiobook structure, designed to help visually impaired users navigate complex text-to-speech or human-narrated content.

The Problem: A .DSY file typically isn't a standalone media file you can play in standard apps like VLC Media Player or iTunes. Instead, it acts as an index linking to other assets (like MP3 audio or XML text). Trying to open it directly often results in an error. Furthermore, if your file comes from an AJC Directory Synchronizer project, it is merely a text-based configuration file for backup tasks, not media at all. In rare cases (roughly 0.9%), it is a proprietary video format from Besta electronic dictionaries.

The Solution:

For Audiobooks: The best approach is to convert the associated content or use a dedicated DAISY player. If you need a portable format, converting the extracted audio to MP3 or the text to PDF allows for universal access on smartphones and e-readers.
For Video: If the file is large (over 10MB), it is likely a Besta video. Convert these to MP4 for playback on modern devices.
For Data: If the file is small and text-based, open it with Notepad++ to view the synchronization logic.

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

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FAQ

If you want to convert DSY file to CSV, JSON, XML, YAML, YML, TOML, INI, CFG, CONF, DAT, DB or SQL, you can use AMIS or similar software from the "Accessibility Audiobook Index" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….

To convert DBF, XML, SQLITE, XLSX, SQL, TSV, ACCDB, YAML, MDB, CSV, ODS or JSON files to DSY, try AMIS or another comparable tool in the "Accessibility Audiobook Index" category.

The DSY 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 DSY converter.