EGA Converter

Extract text from EGA files

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Drop or upload your .EGA file

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How to extract text from your EGA file

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

Convert EGA to another file type

To convert your EGA file to another format, you need XnView or other Raster Image software.

Convert a file to EGA

To convert other file formats to the "Legacy Bitmap" file type, you need software like XnView or a similar tool.

About EGA files

The .ega file extension primarily refers to a legacy Raster Image format from the late 1980s and early 1990s. These files are typically IFF Interleaved Bitmap Images (ILBM) that were specifically optimized for the IBM EGA (Enhanced Graphics Adapter) display standard, which limited the palette to 16 colors at resolutions like 640x350. Originating from the Amiga and DOS eras, this format was often used by software like Electronic Arts Deluxe Paint to store cross-platform graphics.

A distinct but related use of .ega is as a raw memory dump of EGA video memory, often found in older game archives or abandonware.

Common user friction: Because .ega is an obsolete format, standard image viewers (like Windows Photos or macOS Preview) cannot open it. Users often discover these files in old backups or game directories and find them completely inaccessible. The files rely on bit-planar storage methods that modern software no longer natively supports.

Best Conversion Targets:

For Archiving: Convert to PNG to preserve the exact 16-color palette without compression artifacts.
For Viewing/Web: Convert to JPG or WebP for easy sharing, though PNG is preferred for pixel-art clarity.
For Editing: Convert to TIFF or BMP to load the pixel data into modern editors like Adobe Photoshop.

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

Users also converted CGA, LBM, ILBM and HAM files.

FAQ

If you want to convert EGA file to , you can use XnView or similar software from the "Retro Raster Graphics" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….

To convert files to EGA, try XnView or another comparable tool in the "Retro Raster Graphics" category.

The EGA 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 EGA converter.