Extract text from FlashPrint projects (FPP)
To convert FPP projects to another format, you need FlashPrint or other 3D software.
To convert other file formats to the "3D Printer Project File" file type, you need software like FlashPrint or a similar tool.
The .FPP file extension primarily represents a 3D printing project created by FlashPrint, the proprietary slicer software for FlashForge 3D printers. These files act as workspace containers that store 3D models, platform placement coordinates, support structures, and specific slicing parameters (like infill density and layer height). Secondary uses for the .FPP extension include Fortran Source Code files, FPS Creator Prefab files by The Game Creators, and Front Panel Projects from Front Panel Express.
To open or edit a 3D printing .FPP file natively, you must use FlashPrint. If the file contains Fortran code, it can be viewed in any text editor like Notepad++ or Visual Studio Code.
The main disadvantage of the .FPP 3D project format is its closed, proprietary nature. It binds users strictly to the FlashForge ecosystem. You cannot natively preview .FPP files in a web browser, nor can you import them into standard CAD software like Blender or AutoCAD. Sending an .FPP file to a colleague who uses a different brand of 3D printer is useless, as they will not be able to slice or print it without the exact hardware.
Users typically want to convert .FPP back into universal 3D geometry formats like STL or OBJ, or export them directly to machine instructions like GCODE or GX. However, converting project files back to pure geometry often strips away all print-specific data, such as custom supports and raft settings.
Because this file format is difficult to open or convert, standard online converters routinely fail to process it. Often, only the original FlashPrint software can properly read or export the data. Just drag and drop your file to convert.guru to identify the format, view it, and convert it when possible. If our analysis detects a supported underlying or embedded format, viewing or conversion may still be possible.
Convert.Guru analyzes your FPP file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
Users also converted GX, STL, X3G, ZIP, FFP, GCODE, JSON, PDF, F3D, DXF, GLB, ANYDESK and SLDPRT files.
If you want to convert FPP file to STL, GX, DWG, DXF, DGN, RVT, RFA, SKP, 3DM, STEP, IGES or SAT, you can use FlashPrint or similar software from the "3D Printing Project 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 FPP, try FlashPrint or another comparable tool in the "3D Printing Project 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 FPP converter.