How to extract text from your FT file
- Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your FT file.
- You’ll see a preview, if available.
- Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert FT to another file type
To convert your FT file to another format, you need Amazfit Tools or other Font software.
- FT to MTR
- FT to INI
- FT to CFG
- FT to CONF
- FT to CONFIG
- FT to JSON
- FT to XML
- FT to YAML
- FT to YML
- FT to TOML
- FT to ENV
- FT to PROPERTIES
Convert a file to FT
To convert other file formats to the "Bitmap Font Archive" file type, you need software like Amazfit Tools or a similar tool.
- ZSHRC to FT
- CONF to FT
- RCFILE to FT
- GITCONFIG to FT
- RC to FT
- PLIST to FT
- BASHRC to FT
- CONFIG to FT
- PROFILE to FT
- INI to FT
- PREFS to FT
- CFG to FT
About FT files
The .FT extension represents a collision of several distinct technical formats, often creating confusion for users trying to access their content. Primarily, an .FT file is a proprietary font package used by Huami Amazfit and Xiaomi smartwatches. Unlike standard TTF or OTF files which use vector curves, these contain rasterized bitmap glyphs optimized for low-power wearable displays. Consequently, standard operating systems and design software like Adobe Illustrator cannot natively open or preview them, requiring specialized unpacking tools to view or modify the watch face aesthetics.
Beyond wearables, the extension is a legacy standard in broadcast television for the CasparCG Server, where .FT files serve as Flash-based graphic templates for on-air overlays. With the obsolescence of Adobe Flash, these files are increasingly difficult to edit or migrate. In the realm of data science, .FT may also indicate an Apache Arrow Feather file or a FastText model - high-performance binary formats designed for speed rather than human readability.
Conversion Recommendations:
- For Data Analysis: If your file is a Feather or FastText dataset, convert it to CSV, JSON, or XLSX (Excel) to inspect the data without writing code.
- For Archiving: Legacy broadcast templates should be converted to open video standards like MP4 or WebM to preserve the visual content.
Convert.Guru analyzes your FT file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
Users also converted PDF, CHR, SFP, ABF and MTR files.
The FT 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 FT converter.