MGR Converter

Convert Game asset files (MGR) online for free


Drop or upload your .MGR file

How to convert your MGR file

  1. Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your MGR file.
  2. You'll see a preview.
  3. Click the "Convert file to..." button to save your file in the format you want.

Convert MGR to another file type

The converter easily converts your MGR Assets to various formats - free and online. No BioLogic EC-Lab or or other Settings software needed.

  • MGR to RPPM
  • MGR to OTB
  • MGR to 89I
  • MGR to GREY
  • MGR to WBM
  • MGR to PI1
  • MGR to 73I
  • MGR to GRB
  • MGR to 82I
  • MGR to GBR
  • MGR to DIS
  • MGR to KRO

Convert a file to MGR

To convert other file formats to the "Application Manager File" file type, you need software like BioLogic EC-Lab or a similar tool.


About MGR files

The .mgr file format is a highly fragmented, multi-use extension primarily utilized as an Electrochemical Graph Settings file by BioLogic EC-Lab. Because "MGR" is shorthand for "Manager," dozens of unrelated applications use it to store configuration data. Beyond laboratory software, .mgr files are frequently encountered as proprietary game asset managers in classic titles like Grand Theft Auto 3, Max Payne, and Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX by Rockstar Games. They are also used as video index files on Panasonic DVRs and project files in the PILAR Risk Analysis Tool.

The major disadvantage of .mgr files is this severe lack of standardization. A generic file extension gives no clues about the internal data structure. An EC-Lab .mgr file is just structured XML, meaning it is entirely text-based. However, a game asset .mgr is a compiled binary archive containing 3D models or animation references. Furthermore, a Panasonic DVR .mgr file is heavily restricted system data, not a playable video file. This fragmentation makes opening them natively extremely frustrating, as you must guess which software created them. You cannot simply double-click an .mgr file and expect your computer to handle it correctly.

For data extraction and editing, EC-Lab and text-based .mgr files should be converted to XML, CSV, or TXT to allow parsing in standard spreadsheet software or programming environments. For proprietary game assets, specialized modding tools are required to extract raw models into OBJ or FBX formats. Drag and drop your file here to analyze and convert it - free, online, and without installing software. convert.guru will instantly identify the file's true internal signature and provide the correct conversion paths.

Use Convert.Guru to open and convert your MGR file.

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FAQ

If you want to convert MGR file to , you can use BioLogic EC-Lab or similar software from the "Graph Settings & Asset Management" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….

To convert files to MGR, try BioLogic EC-Lab or another comparable tool in the "Graph Settings & Asset Management" category.



The MGR 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 MGR converter.