Extract text from GIM files
To convert your GIM file to another format, you need Noesis or other Raster Image software.
To convert other file formats to the "Game Asset" file type, you need software like Noesis or a similar tool.
The .GIM file format is primarily a proprietary graphics container used in Sony PlayStation Portable (PSP) software. These files function as the standard texture format for PSP games, storing sprites, backgrounds, and UI elements. Unlike standard images, .GIM files are optimized for the PSP's handheld GPU, often utilizing specific pixel formats like RGBA4444, RGBA5551, or indexed color (CLUT) which makes them unreadable by standard photo viewers like Microsoft Photos or Apple Preview.
Users typically encounter these files when extracting assets from game ISOs for modding, translation projects, or texture archiving. The primary difficulty is that .GIM data is often "swizzled" - the pixels are reordered for memory efficiency on the console - meaning even if you force-open them as raw data, they appear scrambled. To view or edit these textures, you must convert them to standard formats. For editing textures to re-insert into a game, converting to PNG or TGA preserves the alpha channel transparency best. For simple viewing, JPG is sufficient. Specialized tools like Noesis or GimConv are often required for the reverse conversion process.
Convert.Guru analyzes your GIM file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
Users also converted XCF, PNG, ISO, JPG, HEIC, PMF, BIN, AT3, SDOCX, AVIF and SCM files.
If you want to convert GIM file to JPG, PDF, PNG, GIF, BMP, TIFF, TIF, WEBP, ICO, CUR, PSD or PSB, you can use Noesis or similar software from the "PSP Game Texture" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert RAW, PNG, AI, NEF, PSB, DNG, SVG, GIF, EPS, JPG, ARW or PDF files to GIM, try Noesis or another comparable tool in the "PSP Game Texture" 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 GIM converter.