Extract text from config or container files (HC)
To convert HC configs or containers to another format, you need HTTP Custom or other Settings software.
To convert other file formats to the "VPN Tunnel Configuration" file type, you need software like HTTP Custom or a similar tool.
The .hc file extension primarily operates as an HTTP Custom Configuration File used by mobile VPN applications to establish secure SSH tunneling. Secondary uses include VeraCrypt Containers, which act as encrypted virtual hard drives, and HolyC Source Code files written for the TempleOS operating system. You can open VPN configurations using the HTTP Custom AIO Tunnel app on Android. Encrypted disk volumes require VeraCrypt on desktop environments.
The core disadvantage of the .hc format is strict encryption. HTTP Custom files are locked to a specific proprietary app, preventing users from viewing the internal SSH credentials, proxy data, or payload. Creators often enforce expiration dates, rendering the file useless after a few days. Similarly, VeraCrypt .hc files are deliberately impenetrable. If you lose your password or keyfile, your data is permanently inaccessible.
Because of heavy encryption, direct conversion is extremely limited. For VPN setups, you cannot simply convert it to another app's format; instead, manually save payload strings as TXT or JSON files for backup. For VeraCrypt volumes, you must mount the drive and extract the contents to standard archives like ZIP or TAR. Drag and drop your file to analyze and convert it - free, online, and without installing software on convert.guru.
Convert.Guru analyzes your HC file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
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If you want to convert HC file to EHI, ISO, IMG, DMG, VHD, VMDK, VDI, HDD, QCOW, QCOW2, RAW or VBOX, you can use HTTP Custom or similar software from the "VPN Configuration & Encrypted Storage" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert VFD, DMG, OVA, IMA, VBOX, ADF, PVS, VHD, OVF, ISO, DSK or IMG files to HC, try HTTP Custom or another comparable tool in the "VPN Configuration & Encrypted Storage" category.
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