How to extract text from your FAR file
- Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your FAR file.
- You’ll see a preview, if available.
- Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert FAR to another file type
To convert your FAR file to another format, you need WinRAR or other Compressed software.
- FAR to EXE
- FAR to ISO
- FAR to BIN
- FAR to CUE
- FAR to PAK
- FAR to WAD
- FAR to PK3
- FAR to PK4
- FAR to BSP
- FAR to MAP
- FAR to SAV
- FAR to DAT
Convert a file to FAR
To convert other file formats to the "Legacy Archive Container" file type, you need software like WinRAR or a similar tool.
- MOD to FAR
- BIN to FAR
- CFG to FAR
- SCX to FAR
- DAT to FAR
- MPQ to FAR
- LOG to FAR
- CUE to FAR
- INI to FAR
- EXE to FAR
- SCM to FAR
- ISO to FAR
About FAR files
The .FAR file extension is a notorious source of confusion because it refers to three completely unrelated file formats, each requiring specific software to open.
- Legacy Form Archive (Adobe FormFlow): Historically, this format was used by Adobe (formerly JetForm) FormFlow software to bundle electronic forms and data into a compressed archive. These files are effectively "digital filing cabinets" containing obsolete form definitions and data streams. They are proprietary and often incompatible with modern PDF workflows, forcing users to rely on legacy viewers or general extraction tools like WinRAR to access the raw contents.
- The Sims Archive (Game Data): For gamers and modders, a .FAR file is a "Far Archive" used by the original The Sims game by Electronic Arts. It acts like a .ZIP file for game assets, locking away skins, textures, and objects (typically IFF or BMP files) into a single large package to improve game loading times. You cannot edit these directly; you must use a tool like Dragon UnPACKer or FarOut to "break open" the archive and extract the individual files for editing or conversion.
- FARO Zone Diagram (Forensics): In modern professional contexts, a .FAR file is a 2D/3D scene diagram created by FARO Zone software. These are high-precision visualizations used by police and insurance adjusters to reconstruct crash sites and crime scenes. These files are complex and proprietary; sending them to a client without converting them to PDF or a standard video format usually results in the recipient being unable to view the evidence.
Best Conversion Targets:
- For The Sims: Extract to IFF or BMP to edit game mods.
- For Forensics (FARO): Convert to PDF or MP4 (video fly-through) for court presentations and client sharing.
- For Legacy Forms: Extract contents to TXT or XML to recover data.
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.
The FAR 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 FAR converter.