Extract text from MEG files
To convert your MEG file to another format, you need MEGA 11 or other Game software.
To convert other file formats to the "Data Archive" file type, you need software like MEGA 11 or a similar tool.
The .MEG extension creates a unique challenge because it serves two distinct, incompatible communities: gamers modifying strategy titles and scientists analyzing DNA.
Most commonly, a .MEG file is a proprietary Game Data Archive used by the Alamo Engine, developed by Petroglyph Games. These files act as massive containers - similar to ZIP files - storing sounds, textures, maps, and XML configuration scripts for games like Star Wars: Empire at War and Universe at War. The primary disadvantage here is access: standard operating systems cannot look inside these archives. To modify unit stats or extract game music, you cannot simply double-click; the files are locked to prevent tampering and ensure fast loading. Modders require specific extraction utilities (like a MEG Extractor) to unpack these contents into editable formats like XML, DDS (textures), or WAV (audio).
Alternatively, in the scientific field, a .MEG file contains Molecular Evolutionary Genetics data created by MEGA (Molecular Evolutionary Genetics Analysis) software. These are text-based or binary files holding phylogenetic trees and DNA/protein sequence alignments. While valuable for research, the format is often not recognized by other bioinformatics tools. For publication or broader analysis, scientists frequently need to convert these .MEG datasets into universally accepted standards like FASTA, .NEXUS, or NWK (Newick) formats.
Convert.Guru analyzes your MEG file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
Users also converted MEGA, MSG, TXT, FASTA, PLD, SD and EEG files.
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 MEG converter.