KFM Converter

Extract text from KFM files

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How to extract text from your KFM file

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

Convert KFM to another file type

To convert your KFM file to another format, you need Gamebryo LightSpeed or other Game software.

KFM to OBJ
KFM to FBX
KFM to DAE
KFM to 3DS
KFM to MAX
KFM to BLEND
KFM to MA
KFM to MB
KFM to C4D
KFM to STL
KFM to PLY
KFM to WRL

Convert a file to KFM

To convert other file formats to the "Animation Data" file type, you need software like Gamebryo LightSpeed or a similar tool.

DWG to KFM
DAE to KFM
X3D to KFM
IGES to KFM
WRL to KFM
JT to KFM
SKP to KFM
3DS to KFM
3DM to KFM
OBJ to KFM
STEP to KFM
FBX to KFM

About KFM files

The .KFM file type predominantly functions as a Gamebryo Animation Manager file. Unlike a standard 3D model that contains geometry, this file acts as a coordinator, linking a static 3D mesh (typically a NIF file) with various animation sequences (KF files). This architecture is common in classic titles built on the Gamebryo engine, such as The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion and Fallout 3.

The Problem: Because .KFM files are proprietary manifests rather than self-contained geometry, you cannot simply double-click to open them in standard software like Blender or Adobe Photoshop. They rely on absolute or relative file paths to other assets; if the associated NIF or KF files are missing or moved, the .KFM becomes useless. Furthermore, version mismatches between the game engine and your viewer often cause errors.

The Solution:

For Modding & Editing: The most reliable workflow involves using NifSkope to view the asset structure or importing the file into Autodesk 3ds Max using the official Gamebryo plugins. From there, you can convert the entire animation set to FBX or DAE for use in modern engines like Unity.
For Killing Floor Players: If your file is a map for the game Killing Floor (Unreal Engine 2.5), it is a compiled level file. These cannot be converted to images or video directly; they must be opened with the Killing Floor SDK or the game itself.

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

Users also converted NIF, AZW, KFX, JPG, NSB and TCA files.

The KFM 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 KFM converter.