Extract text from GMS files
To convert your GMS file to another format, you need CorelDRAW or other Developer software.
To convert other file formats to the "Macro Script File" file type, you need software like CorelDRAW or a similar tool.
The .gms file extension represents a duality in professional workflows, primarily serving as a Global Macro Storage file for CorelDRAW Graphics Suite. These files contain VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) source code used to automate repetitive graphic design tasks. While powerful, they create a significant dependency on the Corel ecosystem; opening them requires a licensed installation of CorelDRAW, and users often face version compatibility issues where older macros fail in newer suite updates. Furthermore, macro files can be password-protected or binary-encoded, making the logic inside inaccessible to standard text editors.
A secondary but significant use is as a model file for the GAMS (General Algebraic Modeling System). In this context, the file contains high-level mathematical modeling code in plain text format. Users working with these files often need to convert them to share mathematical logic with non-technical stakeholders who lack the GAMS compiler.
For CorelDRAW users, the ideal conversion path is extracting the code to TXT or RTF for backup and analysis, or to PDF for documenting the macro's function without running it. For GAMS users, converting the plain text source to PDF ensures formatting preservation for academic or business reports.
Convert.Guru analyzes your GMS file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
Users also converted GSM, TXT, CSI, CDR, CDX, LB and MGS files.
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 GMS converter.