GEN Converter

Extract text from GEN files


Drop or upload your .GEN file
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How to extract text from your GEN file

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

Convert GEN to another file type

To convert your GEN file to another format, you need Kega Fusion or other Game software.

  • GEN to EXE
  • GEN to ISO
  • GEN to BIN
  • GEN to CUE
  • GEN to PAK
  • GEN to WAD
  • GEN to PK3
  • GEN to PK4
  • GEN to BSP
  • GEN to MAP
  • GEN to SAV
  • GEN to DAT

Convert a file to GEN

To convert other file formats to the "Console ROM Image" file type, you need software like Kega Fusion or a similar tool.

  • MOD to GEN
  • BIN to GEN
  • CFG to GEN
  • SCX to GEN
  • DAT to GEN
  • MPQ to GEN
  • LOG to GEN
  • CUE to GEN
  • INI to GEN
  • EXE to GEN
  • SCM to GEN
  • ISO to GEN

About GEN files

The .GEN file extension primarily represents a Sega Genesis ROM, a digital copy of a game cartridge from the 16-bit Sega Genesis console (known as the Mega Drive outside North America). These files allow retro gaming enthusiasts to play classic titles on modern hardware using emulators like Kega Fusion or RetroArch. While highly nostalgic, .GEN files present compatibility challenges; some emulators strictly require BIN or MD formats, and they are completely unusable without specialized software. Users often need to convert these ROMs to ensure compatibility with specific emulation cores or hardware flash carts.

In a professional context, a .GEN file may also be a Bentley MOSS GENIO file, a text-based format used in civil engineering to store survey and design data. These files are critical for road design but are notoriously difficult to open in standard CAD software like AutoCAD without specific import filters. Engineers frequently convert GENIO files to DXF or DWG to make the survey data editable in standard drafting workflows or to CSV for analysis in spreadsheets.

Less commonly, .GEN files serve as locked game data packages for titles like Zula or Genshin Impact, which are proprietary and typically not meant for user conversion.

Best Target Formats:

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

Users also converted ZIP, BIN, ROM, GNE, RAG, 7Z, VGM, GED, GEM, EXE, CSV, TXT and RPMSG files.



The GEN 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 GEN converter.