Extract text from Archive files (FAR)
To convert FAR Archives to another format, you need Adobe FormFlow or other Compressed software.
To convert other file formats to the "Data Archive Container" file type, you need software like Adobe FormFlow or a similar tool.
A .FAR file is a proprietary archive container used across completely different software ecosystems. Primarily, it acts as an electronic form archive used by older Adobe FormFlow software to package multiple business form components together. It is also famously utilized by Maxis and Electronic Arts as a game archive in The Sims franchise to store 3D models, textures, animations, and sound effects. Other distinct uses include forensic crime scene diagrams in FARO Zone 3D, finite state archives in Google's OpenFst framework, and tracker audio modules in Farandole Composer.
The massive disadvantage of the .FAR format is its extreme fragmentation and closed ecosystem. Because the exact same file extension is shared by legacy business software, proprietary 3D forensic tools, and custom video game engines, standard extraction software like WinRAR or 7-Zip will simply fail to read them. These are closed, proprietary formats that often lock your data behind outdated legacy tools or expensive $1,000+ industry licenses.
Depending on the source, you likely need to convert these archives into accessible formats. If it is an Adobe FormFlow archive, extracting the documents to standard PDF is highly recommended. For The Sims archives, players usually need to extract internal BMP, JPG, or WAV files to create custom game mods. For FARO files, engineers need to convert the diagrams to DWG or DXF.
Because these formats are heavily proprietary, they are notoriously difficult to open or convert without their original applications. Our system can inspect the binary header, show readable text strings, and locate supported underlying embedded formats, meaning viewing or conversion may still be possible even without the original software.
Convert.Guru analyzes your FAR file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
Users also converted PDF, IIX, SEAM, RAR, BIN, ACSM, PSR, PFD and RPT files.
If you want to convert FAR file to EXE, ISO, BIN, CUE, PAK, WAD, PK3, PK4, BSP, MAP, SAV or DAT, you can use Adobe FormFlow or similar software from the "Form and Game Archive" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert MOD, BIN, CFG, SCX, DAT, MPQ, LOG, CUE, INI, EXE, SCM or ISO files to FAR, try Adobe FormFlow or another comparable tool in the "Form and Game Archive" category.
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 FAR converter.