HXF Converter

Extract text from Firmware and entity files (HXF)

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How to extract text from your HXF file

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

Convert HXF to another file type

To convert HXF Firmware files to another format, you need HX Edit or other System software.

Convert a file to HXF

To convert other file formats to the "Firmware Package" file type, you need software like HX Edit or a similar tool.

About HXF files

The .HXF extension is a classic example of a "black box" file - users often download it expecting an audio preset or a document, only to find it unreadable by standard software. Primarily, this file serves as a firmware update package for Line 6 hardware, such as the Helix, HX Stomp, or POD Go processors. These binary files contain low-level instructions to flash the device's internal memory. The friction here is significant: you cannot "open" this file in a media player or text editor. Attempting to force-open it usually results in gibberish. It is strictly designed to be consumed by the HX Edit or Line 6 Updater utilities via USB connection.

A secondary, distinct variation exists within the gaming world, specifically for titles built on the HPL Engine (like those by Frictional Games). In this context, the file acts as a compiled entity archive (header HXPKG1.0), bundling 3D models, physics data, and object properties into a single resource. Because these formats are highly proprietary and optimized for runtime performance rather than interoperability, direct conversion is difficult.

Conversion Guidance:

For Firmware (Line 6): There is no target format for conversion. The file is a destination in itself, meant to be transferred to hardware. Do not attempt to convert to WAV, MP3, or PDF.
For Game Modding (HPL): Modders often seek to convert these to OBJ or FBX for use in Blender. However, this usually requires specialized community-made extraction scripts or hex editing, as standard converters rarely support the HPL schema.

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

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FAQ

If you want to convert HXF file to DWG, DXF, DGN, RVT, RFA, SKP, 3DM, STEP, IGES, SAT, X_T or X_B, you can use HX Edit or similar software from the "Device Firmware Update" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….

To convert SLDASM, DGN, PRT, IAM, X_B, CATPRODUCT, SLDPRT, RVT, ASM, DWG, CATPART or DXF files to HXF, try HX Edit or another comparable tool in the "Device Firmware Update" category.

The HXF 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 HXF converter.