Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your FBD file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert FBD to another file type
To convert your FBD file to another format, you need FBReader or other E-Book software.
Convert a file to FBD
To convert other file formats to the "XML Electronic Publication" file type, you need software like FBReader or a similar tool.
About FBD files
The .FBD extension serves as a container for several distinct, unrelated data types, most commonly acting as a FictionBook e-book document or a PlayMaker Pro sports diagram. In the context of e-books, the file is an XML-based format similar to FB2, designed to structure literature with semantic tags. The primary disadvantage here is limited hardware support; widely used devices like the Amazon Kindle or Apple Books do not natively recognize .FBD files, often requiring users to install specialized apps like FBReader just to read the text. Alternatively, if the file comes from a coaching environment, it is likely a proprietary vector drawing generated by PlayMaker Pro, used for designing American football plays. These files are strictly locked to the software, meaning players or assistant coaches cannot view the plays without a valid license. Other niche uses include musical fretboard diagrams from Neck Diagrams and typesetting documents from Founder Electronics. For e-books, convert to EPUB or MOBI for seamless reading on tablets and e-readers. For playbooks and diagrams, the pragmatic solution is converting to PDF for high-quality printing or JPG for quick sharing on mobile devices.
Convert.Guru analyzes your FBD file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
If you want to convert FBD file to ST or SCL, you can use FBReader or similar software from the "E-Book or Sports Diagram" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert files to FBD, try FBReader or another comparable tool in the "E-Book or Sports Diagram" category.
The FBD 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 FBD converter.