Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your GST file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert GST to another file type
To convert GST files to another format, you need BattleScribe or other Data software.
Convert a file to GST
To convert other file formats to the "Game Data File" file type, you need software like BattleScribe or a similar tool.
About GST files
The .GST file extension is highly fragmented, serving several unrelated functions depending on the software that created it. Primarily, it acts as a BattleScribe Game System file. These files store intricate rule sets, unit stats, and point values for tabletop wargames using a structured XML format. Alternatively, .GST files operate as proprietary Print and Cut designs for Graphtec plotters, active screenshot sessions in Greenshot, or even satellite receiver firmware updates and MapInfo Geoset files. The biggest disadvantage of the .GST format is this exact fragmentation. Users are completely locked into the original ecosystem. For instance, a Graphtec vector design requires proprietary plotter software and cannot be natively imported into standard applications like Adobe Illustrator. Similarly, Greenshot session files hold unflattened image layers that standard image viewers cannot natively read. Without the original software, extracting the data is highly problematic. When attempting conversions, users typically want to convert BattleScribe files to XML or ZIP for manual editing, or export Graphtec files to standard vector formats like SVG or DXF to prevent permanent data lock-in. Unfortunately, standard online converters fail to process .GST files because they cannot guess which of the distinct file structures they are handling. Because this is often a closed, proprietary format, only the original software can properly read or export the data. We can inspect the file and show text or internal content. If our analysis detects a supported underlying or embedded format, viewing or conversion may still be possible.
Convert.Guru analyzes your GST file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
If you want to convert GST file to IST, EST, PAN, GMT, CST, UTC, SVG, PST, SHP, KML, KMZ or GPX, you can use BattleScribe or similar software from the "Game System Rules Storage" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert LAZ, KMZ, DTM, CSV, DEM, PRJ, LAS, GPX, DSM, SHP, DBF or KML files to GST, try BattleScribe or another comparable tool in the "Game System Rules Storage" category.
The GST 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 GST converter.