Extract text from Maimai charts and lighting shows (MA2)
To convert MA2 Charts and shows to another format, you need Sega maimai or other Data software.
To convert other file formats to the "Proprietary Application Data" file type, you need software like Sega maimai or a similar tool.
The .ma2 file extension represents several completely distinct proprietary formats. Most commonly, it is a Rhythm game music chart used by the Sega maimai arcade game series, containing beatmaps and timing data (Music Animation Set 2). It can also function as a grandMA2 lighting show file used by MA Lighting consoles to control concert stage lighting rigs, a laser marker data file for Keyence MD-X industrial machines, or an audio archive from the classic PC game Heroes of Might and Magic III.
The main disadvantage of the .ma2 format is its highly specialized, closed nature. These files are locked to specific proprietary hardware - such as expensive lighting consoles, industrial laser markers, or arcade cabinets. They are completely unsupported by standard operating systems or web browsers. Attempting to open them normally yields garbled text or system errors.
Users typically want to convert these files to make the data accessible on standard PCs. If you are dealing with legacy game audio, you will want to convert .ma2 to MP3 or WAV to easily play the tracks. For lighting or machine data, converting to XML or CSV is ideal for human-readable backups, though functional machine commands will almost certainly be lost outside the native ecosystem.
Because .ma2 files share the exact same extension but feature wildly different internal structures, standard online converters completely fail to process them. They lack the public documentation needed to reliably map the binary data. Only the original software can properly read or export the fully functional data. However, you can just drag and drop your file into convert.guru to identify the exact format, view its internal structure, and inspect the content. If our analysis detects an underlying supported text or embedded audio format, viewing or conversion may still be possible.
Convert.Guru analyzes your MA2 file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
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If you want to convert MA2 file to , you can use Sega maimai or similar software from the "Proprietary Game and Machine Data" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert files to MA2, try Sega maimai or another comparable tool in the "Proprietary Game and Machine Data" category.
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