KFS Converter

Extract text from KFS files

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How to extract text from your KFS file

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

Convert KFS to another file type

To convert your KFS file to another format, you need King's Bounty: The Legend or other Game software.

Convert a file to KFS

To convert other file formats to the "Game Archive" file type, you need software like King's Bounty: The Legend or a similar tool.

About KFS files

Most .KFS files are actually ZIP archives in disguise, primarily used by the King's Bounty game series (like The Legend and Dark Side) to store game assets. Developers use this custom extension to obscure the file's true nature, preventing casual users from accidentally deleting critical data. Inside these archives, you will typically find TXT configuration files, PNG or DDS textures, and game scripts needed for modding. A major limitation for users is that Windows does not natively associate .KFS with archive managers, resulting in an "Unknown file type" error.

A secondary, less common use of the .KFS extension is for 3D model files in the Max Payne series (specifically the MAX-FX engine). These are binary files containing character meshes and textures, not archives, and cannot be opened with 7-Zip.

Best Conversion Targets:

For King's Bounty: The best approach is not "conversion" but extraction. Rename the file extension from .KFS to ZIP and open it with 7-Zip or WinRAR to access the internal files.
For Max Payne: You must use specific modding tools like MilkShape 3D or the Max Payne Model Tools to import these models and export them to standard 3D formats like OBJ or FBX.

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

Users also converted KFX, RAR, PDF, PEI, PAZ and T2S files.

FAQ

If you want to convert KFS file to MP4, AVI, MOV, WMV, FLV, WEBM, MKV, M4V, 3GP, OGV, ASF or RM, you can use King's Bounty: The Legend or similar software from the "Game Resource Archive" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….

To convert MTS, MOV, RMVB, DIVX, RM, H264, TS, WMV, VOB, MP4, XVID or AVI files to KFS, try King's Bounty: The Legend or another comparable tool in the "Game Resource Archive" category.

The KFS 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 KFS converter.