Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your FXSNAPSHOT file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert FXSNAPSHOT to another file type
To convert your FXSNAPSHOT file to another format, you need Forex Tester or other Data software.
Convert a file to FXSNAPSHOT
To convert other file formats to the "Forex Simulation Snapshot" file type, you need software like Forex Tester or a similar tool.
About FXSNAPSHOT files
A .FXSNAPSHOT file is a proprietary project save generated by Forex Tester, a specialized software used for backtesting trading strategies. These files preserve the exact state of a simulation, including loaded price history, open charts, applied technical indicators, and active trades. While effective for pausing and resuming a session, the format acts as a "black box." It is not compatible with standard charting platforms like TradingView or data analysis tools like Microsoft Excel. Users often struggle to share these files with colleagues who do not possess a licensed copy of the software, and the binary nature of the file prevents simple text editing. Technically, the file is often a GZIP compressed container holding the simulation data. For broader accessibility, traders typically need to convert the visual chart setup to PDF or PNG for reports, or extract the trade history to CSV or XLSX formats for statistical analysis in external spreadsheets.
Convert.Guru analyzes your FXSNAPSHOT file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
If you want to convert FXSNAPSHOT file to CSV, JSON, XML, YAML, YML, TOML, INI, CFG, CONF, DAT, DB or SQL, you can use Forex Tester or similar software from the "Trading Simulation Storage" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert DBF, XML, SQLITE, XLSX, SQL, TSV, ACCDB, YAML, MDB, CSV, ODS or JSON files to FXSNAPSHOT, try Forex Tester or another comparable tool in the "Trading Simulation Storage" category.
The FXSNAPSHOT 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 FXSNAPSHOT converter.