Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your FM file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert FM to another file type
To convert FM files to another format, you need Adobe FrameMaker or other Page Layout software.
Convert a file to FM
To convert other file formats to the "Technical Documentation File" file type, you need software like Adobe FrameMaker or a similar tool.
About FM files
The .fm file extension primarily identifies an Adobe FrameMaker document. It is used by technical writers to author complex, structured documents like software manuals, industrial guides, and aerospace documentation. Alternatively, the extension is heavily used for Football Manager game saves by Sports Interactive, relational databases by Claris FileMaker, and 3D CAD models in Autodesk FeatureCAM. The main disadvantage of .fm files is strict vendor lock-in. Adobe FrameMaker is an expensive enterprise tool, requiring a hefty monthly subscription to open or edit files natively. Standard word processors like Microsoft Word cannot read these proprietary binary structures. FileMaker databases similarly demand paid software to access the stored data, and game saves are locked to exact game versions. Because .fm files are difficult to open without specialized, expensive software, converting them is usually the most pragmatic workaround. For reading, archiving, or distributing Adobe FrameMaker documents, convert them to PDF. For editing the text content, extract to RTF or DOCX. If dealing with a FileMaker database, export the raw data to CSV or XLSX.
Convert.Guru analyzes your FM file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
If you want to convert FM file to AM, PM, NM, DWG, DXF, DGN, RVT, RFA, SKP, 3DM, STEP or IGES, you can use Adobe FrameMaker or similar software from the "Technical Documentation Storage" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert SLDASM, DGN, PRT, IAM, X_B, CATPRODUCT, SLDPRT, RVT, ASM, DWG, CATPART or DXF files to FM, try Adobe FrameMaker or another comparable tool in the "Technical Documentation Storage" category.
The FM 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 FM converter.