Extract text from KS files
To convert your KS file to another format, you need TyranoBuilder or other Developer software.
To convert other file formats to the "Game Script Source" file type, you need software like TyranoBuilder or a similar tool.
The .KS file extension primarily identifies Visual Novel Scripts used by game engines like KiriKiri (specifically the KAG system) and TyranoBuilder. These files contain the narrative dialogue, character sprite commands, and branching logic that drive interactive stories. While they are text-based, the raw syntax often makes them difficult to read or translate directly. Users frequently need to convert these scripts to plain TXT or DOCX to isolate the dialogue for localization and proofreading, stripping away the engine-specific tags that clutter the text.
Alternatively, a .KS file may function as a Java KeyStore, a cryptographic repository used by the Java Platform to store private keys and certificates. Unlike the game scripts, these are often binary files locked with passwords, creating significant friction for developers trying to migrate certificates to other servers. To make these keys usable in web servers like Nginx or Apache, they must be converted to standard formats like JKS, PEM, CRT, or P12 (PKCS#12). Tools like keytool or KeyStore Explorer are typically required for this delicate extraction.
Convert.Guru analyzes your KS file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
Users also converted KS-IG, KS-IPC, JS, P12, CLIP, SAV, ZS, HSP, BRS, S, CS, MPH and JKS files.
If you want to convert KS file to S, CS, MPH, JKS, BASE64, HEX, BIN, ENC, CRYPT, AES, DES or RSA, you can use TyranoBuilder or similar software from the "Visual Novel Scenario Script" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert CER, BIN, PEM, DER, KEY, P7S, PFX, ENC, P12, BASE64, P7B or HEX files to KS, try TyranoBuilder or another comparable tool in the "Visual Novel Scenario Script" category.
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 KS converter.