Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your DXM file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert DXM to another file type
To convert your DXM file to another format, you need PsmPlayer or other Audio software.
Convert a file to DXM
To convert other file formats to the "Ringtone / 3D Material" file type, you need software like PsmPlayer or a similar tool.
About DXM files
The .DXM extension is a fragmented format used in three distinct, legacy technical environments.
Yamaha SMAF Ringtone (36%): Most commonly, this is a Yamaha polyphonic ringtone format used on early 2000s mobile phones, similar to MMF. These files contain FM synthesis instruction data rather than actual recorded audio, designed for the sound chips of that era. Users often find these stuck on old backups and need to convert them to MP3 or WAV for modern playback.
DirectX Material Shader (25%): In game development - specifically with engines by Rainbow Studios (creators of Motocross Madness) - a .DXM file acts as a material definition or shader for Microsoft DirectX. These are proprietary configuration files that define how textures and light interact on 3D models. They are not standard image files; you cannot open them in Adobe Photoshop or Blender.
Dexed / DX7 Patch (8%): Musicians use .DXM files as patch banks for Dexed, a popular open-source plugin that emulates the classic Yamaha DX7 synthesizer. These files store parameter settings (presets) and are essentially a container for SysEx (System Exclusive) data.
Recommendation:
For Games: These are generally unusable outside their specific game engine.
For Synths: Load them directly into the Dexed cartridge manager.
Convert.Guru analyzes your DXM file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
If you want to convert DXM file to MP4, AVI, MOV, WMV, FLV, WEBM, MKV, M4V, 3GP, OGV, ASF or RM, you can use PsmPlayer or similar software from the "Mobile Audio / Game Shader" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert MTS, MOV, RMVB, DIVX, RM, H264, TS, WMV, VOB, MP4, XVID or AVI files to DXM, try PsmPlayer or another comparable tool in the "Mobile Audio / Game Shader" category.
The DXM 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 DXM converter.