How to extract text from your KMP file
- Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your KMP file.
- You’ll see a preview, if available.
- Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert KMP to another file type
To convert your KMP file to another format, you need Keyman or other Settings software.
- KMP to MP4
- KMP to MP3
- KMP to WAV
- KMP to SF2
- KMP to AAC
- KMP to FLAC
- KMP to OGG
- KMP to WMA
- KMP to M4A
- KMP to AIFF
- KMP to OPUS
- KMP to ALAC
Convert a file to KMP
To convert other file formats to the "Keyboard Mapping File" file type, you need software like Keyman or a similar tool.
- MIDI to KMP
- AAC to KMP
- TTA to KMP
- AU to KMP
- WV to KMP
- DTS to KMP
- MID to KMP
- FLAC to KMP
- RA to KMP
- MP3 to KMP
- PCM to KMP
- WAV to KMP
About KMP files
The .kmp extension is a shared filename used by three distinct, incompatible systems, creating significant confusion.
1. Keyman Keyboard Package (Most Common):
Approximately 48% of these files are installable packages for Keyman Desktop. These are effectively renamed ZIP archives containing compiled keyboard layouts (matrix.kmx), visual guides, and custom fonts (ttf).
- The Problem: Users often download these needing only the specific language font for use in Microsoft Word or Adobe Photoshop, but the file forces them to install the entire input method software just to access the contents.
- The Solution: Rename the extension from .kmp to zip to extract the internal fonts and PDFs manually, or use a conversion tool to unpack the assets.
2. Korg Multisample File:
Used by hardware synthesizers like the Korg Triton, Trinity, and Pa-Series, this binary file maps audio samples to specific piano keys.
- The Problem: A .kmp file is strictly a map; it contains no audio itself. It relies on a folder of accompanying KSF (Korg Sample File) files. Without these, the .kmp is useless. Furthermore, modern DAWs (like Ableton Live) cannot read this proprietary hardware format.
- The Solution: For music production, use Awave Studio to convert the .kmp (and its linked .ksf files) into a standard SoundFont (.SF2) or WAV instrument.
3. LDPlayer Keymap:
A JSON-based configuration file used by the LDPlayer Android emulator to map keyboard presses to touchscreen actions. These are plain text and can be edited with any code editor.
Convert.Guru analyzes your KMP file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
Users also converted KSF, MPEG, MP3, OGG, WEBM, MP4, M4A, WAV, MKV, DAT, CDA, INSTRUMENT and KSC files.
The KMP 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 KMP converter.