Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your JAVA file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert JAVA to another file type
To convert JAVA Java files to another format, you need Java Development Kit or other Developer software.
Convert a file to JAVA
To convert other file formats to the "Java Source Code" file type, you need software like Java Development Kit or a similar tool.
About JAVA files
The .JAVA file contains raw source code written in the object-oriented Java programming language. Developers use these plain text files to write the logic for desktop applications, Android apps, and enterprise systems. You can open and edit .JAVA files using basic text editors like Notepad++ or advanced Integrated Development Environments (IDEs) like IntelliJ IDEA or Eclipse. The main limitation of a .JAVA file is that it does not run on its own. It is completely useless to an end-user because the machine cannot execute raw text. It must be processed by the Java Compiler. Sharing raw .JAVA files can also expose your proprietary business logic and intellectual property. To make the code executable, you must convert (compile) it to CLASS (Java Bytecode) or package multiple files into a JAR (Java Archive). If you simply need to share the code for a code review or tutorial without risking accidental edits, convert the .JAVA file to PDF or TXT.
Convert.Guru analyzes your JAVA file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
If you want to convert JAVA file to PYTHON, JSON, PDF, JS, TS, PY, CPP, C, CS, PHP, RB or GO, you can use Java Development Kit or similar software from the "Source Code Storage" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert SH, PY, KT, PS1, SWIFT, LUA, PL, SCALA, JS, VBS, TS or RS files to JAVA, try Java Development Kit or another comparable tool in the "Source Code Storage" category.
The JAVA 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 JAVA converter.