Extract text from e-book and playbook files (FBD)
To convert FBD files to another format, you need FBReader or other E-Book software.
To convert other file formats to the "FictionBook or Playbook" file type, you need software like FBReader or a similar tool.
The .FBD file format is highly fragmented and serves multiple unrelated purposes. Its two most common uses are as an XML-based FictionBook e-book file (often opened with FBReader) or as a proprietary football playbook diagram created by PlayMaker Pro. Other specialized variants include musical fretboard diagrams for Neck Diagrams, Chinese typesetting documents for Founder Super-Line, and clinical foot scan data for FootBalance and Vorum systems.
Because .FBD files span so many specialized domains, they are incredibly frustrating for average users. PlayMaker Pro, Neck Diagrams, and clinical foot scan files are closed, proprietary binary formats. They require expensive, niche software to open and cannot be viewed in standard web browsers or document readers. If you receive an .FBD playbook or scan file without owning the original software, your data is effectively locked, and collaboration becomes impossible.
To share these files, converting .FBD to standard formats is essential. For e-book variants, converting to EPUB, MOBI, or PDF ensures compatibility across all modern e-readers. For diagrams and playbooks, exporting to JPG, PNG, or PDF preserves the visual layout so anyone can view the plays or fretboards without buying a software license.
Standard online converters usually fail with .FBD files because they cannot decipher which of the five distinct formats your file actually is. These proprietary formats are notoriously difficult to open, and often only the original software can properly read or export the data. If our analysis detects a supported underlying or embedded format (like the FictionBook XML schema), viewing or conversion may still be possible.
Convert.Guru analyzes your FBD file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
Users also converted FDB, BFD, ZIP, PDF, XPT, STAT, BEF, ST and SCL files.
If you want to convert FBD file to ST or SCL, you can use FBReader or similar software from the "E-book or Playbook 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 Playbook Diagram" category.
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