Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your JS file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert JS to another file type
To convert JS scripts to another format, you need VS Code or other Developer software.
Convert a file to JS
To convert other file formats to the "JavaScript Source Code" file type, you need software like VS Code or a similar tool.
About JS files
A .JS file is a plain text source code file written in JavaScript, the primary scripting language standardized by ECMAScript. These files execute interactive logic in web browsers or run server-side applications via Node.js. In specific cases, platforms like Twitter / X use the .JS extension to deliver user data archive files, wrapping massive JSON data payloads inside a single JavaScript variable. You can open and edit these files using basic text editors or specialized IDEs like Visual Studio Code. However, handling raw .JS files presents significant real-world annoyances. Because they are executable scripts, email providers like Gmail and Outlook actively block .JS attachments as a severe security risk, making them impossible to email directly. Furthermore, uncompressed JavaScript files contain excess whitespace and comments that bloat file sizes, exceeding 1MB in complex web apps and slowing down browser load times. To bypass email security blocks and share code for human review, convert .JS files to TXT or PDF. For production web use, you must minify them to .MIN.JS to optimize performance. Drop your file here to view and convert it securely right in your browser.
Convert.Guru analyzes your JS file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
If you want to convert JS file to TS, JSON, PYTHON, PDF, HTML, JSX, EXE, MSI, APP, DMG, DEB or RPM, you can use VS Code or similar software from the "Executable Web and Server Scripts" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert JAR, APP, SCR, IPA, COM, AAB, PS1, DMG, VBS, EXE, XAPK or MSI files to JS, try VS Code or another comparable tool in the "Executable Web and Server Scripts" category.
The JS 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 JS converter.