MIR Converter

Extract text from MIR files

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How to extract text from your MIR file

Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your MIR file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.

Convert MIR to another file type

To convert your MIR file to another format, you need Alcohol 120% or other Disk Image software.

Convert a file to MIR

To convert other file formats to the "Mini Disc Image" file type, you need software like Alcohol 120% or a similar tool.

About MIR files

The .MIR extension typically refers to two completely different formats that cause confusion. The most common (approx. 40%) is a Mini-Image Ripper file. These are "mini-images" - stripped-down disc images containing only the track data and structure required to bypass CD/DVD copyright checks (like SafeDisc or SecuROM) without storing the full gigabytes of game data. They are relics of the mid-2000s gaming era (e.g., The Sims 2) and are useless for installing games; they only function to "trick" the computer into thinking a disc is inserted. The second type (approx. 11%) is a Travelport Galileo MIR (Machine Interface Record). This is a legacy data hand-off format used in the travel industry to transfer booking information (PNRs, ticket numbers, accounting data) from the Galileo GDS to back-office accounting systems.

Common Friction Points:

Gamers: Users often download a .MIR believing it is a full game, only to find a 500KB file they cannot install. Modern Windows versions (10/11) cannot natively mount these files, requiring specific emulation software.
Travel Agents: The Galileo MIR is a raw, fixed-width text dump designed for machines, not humans. Opening it in a text editor reveals a jumble of codes that requires a specialized parser to convert to Excel or XML.

Best Target Formats:

For Gaming (Emulation): Convert to ISO or MDF for better compatibility with modern emulators like DOSBox or virtual drives.
For Travel Data: Convert to CSV, XLSX, or XML to import booking data into modern accounting platforms or view in Microsoft Excel.

Convert.Guru analyzes your MIR file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.

Users also converted PTS, REL and GX files.

FAQ

If you want to convert MIR file to MP3, WAV, AAC, FLAC, OGG, WMA, M4A, AIFF, OPUS, ALAC, APE or WV, you can use Alcohol 120% or similar software from the "Disc Image / Data Record" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….

To convert MIDI, AAC, TTA, AU, WV, DTS, MID, FLAC, RA, MP3, PCM or WAV files to MIR, try Alcohol 120% or another comparable tool in the "Disc Image / Data Record" category.

The MIR 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 MIR converter.