Extract text from Forth language files (FORTH)
To convert FORTH Forth files to another format, you need Visual Studio Code or other Developer software.
To convert other file formats to the "Source Code File" file type, you need software like Visual Studio Code or a similar tool.
The .forth file extension contains source code written in the Forth programming language, an imperative, stack-based programming environment. Historically, Forth is used extensively in embedded systems, astronomy applications, and bootloaders (such as Open Firmware). You can learn more about its unique stack architecture on its Wikipedia page. You can open or edit these files using basic text editors like Notepad++ or Visual Studio Code, while executing the code requires a dedicated interpreter like Gforth.
The primary disadvantage of the .forth format is that it is completely useless to a non-developer. Operating systems like Windows and macOS do not natively recognize the extension, which means double-clicking the file results in an annoying "Windows cannot open this file" error. Sharing raw source code files with clients or managers often leads to confusion, as they lack the specialized development environments required to process them.
To share this code with non-technical users, we recommend converting the file to TXT, MD (Markdown), or PDF. Converting to PDF preserves the formatting and makes the document readable on any device, though the code will no longer be executable. Converting to TXT makes it universally accessible to any generic text editor.
Convert.Guru analyzes your FORTH file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
If you want to convert FORTH file to , you can use Visual Studio Code or similar software from the "Source Code Storage" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert files to FORTH, try Visual Studio Code or another comparable tool in the "Source Code Storage" category.
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 FORTH converter.