FMS Converter

Extract text from FMS files

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Drop or upload your .FMS file

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How to extract text from your FMS file

Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your FMS file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.

Convert FMS to another file type

To convert your FMS file to another format, you need Carestream Dental or other Data software.

Convert a file to FMS

To convert other file formats to the "Medical Imaging Data" file type, you need software like Carestream Dental or a similar tool.

About FMS files

The .FMS extension is a classic example of a filename collision, utilized by distinct industries ranging from medical imaging to retro music composition.

1. Trophy Dental Imaging Series:
The most statistically common use is within the dental industry, specifically for Trophy Imaging software (now part of Carestream Dental). In this context, the file serves as a structure definition (often XML-based) for a series of dental X-rays.

The Problem: These files act as proprietary wrappers. Without the specific legacy viewing software, the patient data and image series layout are inaccessible. Medical professionals often struggle to migrate this data to modern DICOM systems or standard image formats like JPG or PNG for consultation.
The Solution: Converting these .FMS files to PDF (for reports) or extracting the raw image data is essential for archiving and interoperability.

2. X-Plane Flight Plans:
Aviation enthusiasts use .FMS files with X-Plane. These are text-based flight plans loaded into the Flight Management System.

The Problem: Flight plans created for one simulator or GPS unit are rarely compatible with others (e.g., Microsoft Flight Simulator).
The Solution: Pilots often need to convert .FMS text data to PLN, GPX, or KML for use in other navigation tools or Google Earth.

3. FamiStudio Projects:
Retrogaming composers use .FMS as the project file for FamiStudio, an NES music editor.

The Problem: The project file is only playable inside the editor.
The Solution: To share the music, users must convert the project to WAV, MP3, or the actual NES sound format (NSF).

4. Football Manager Saves:
Mobile versions of Football Manager generate .FMS save files. These are binary files strictly locked to the specific version of the game engine and generally cannot be converted to other formats, serving only as backups.

Convert.Guru analyzes your FMS file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.

Users also converted MP3, ZIP, ECG, CXL and PTS files.

FAQ

If you want to convert FMS file to MP4, AVI, MOV, WMV, FLV, WEBM, MKV, M4V, 3GP, OGV, ASF or RM, you can use Carestream Dental or similar software from the "Dental Imaging & Flight Plans" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….

To convert MTS, MOV, RMVB, DIVX, RM, H264, TS, WMV, VOB, MP4, XVID or AVI files to FMS, try Carestream Dental or another comparable tool in the "Dental Imaging & Flight Plans" category.

The FMS 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 FMS converter.