Extract text from MapSource or video files (MPS)
To convert MPS MapSource or videos to another format, you need Garmin MapSource or other GIS software.
To convert other file formats to the "Legacy GPS Data File" file type, you need software like Garmin MapSource or a similar tool.
The .MPS file extension primarily represents a Garmin MapSource waypoint and route file, but is also frequently used for WOLF RPG Editor map data, IBM Mathematical Programming System files, and MPEG Program Stream videos. Garmin used .MPS as its default format before adopting the universal GPX standard. This legacy format is highly problematic today: it is strictly proprietary, cannot be opened natively on modern smartphones or web browsers, and is entirely ignored by modern web-mapping applications like Google Maps. Users also frequently encounter .MPS as outdated video files that lack HTML5 playback support.
To make this data useful, conversion is strictly required. For GPS data, you should convert .MPS to GPX or KML to preserve waypoints, tracks, and routes for use in modern navigation tools. Video files should be converted to MP4 for universal device compatibility. Linear programming .MPS files are ASCII-based and can be migrated to newer formats like LP.
Because the Garmin .MPS format is closed and tied to obsolete software like Garmin MapSource, standard online converters frequently fail to parse its binary structure. Often, only the original software or specialized tools like GPSBabel can properly read or export the data.
Convert.Guru analyzes your MPS file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
Users also converted MPR, MPP, MP4, ISO, MTS, M4A, MP3, DAT, PDF, TXT, EXE, JPG and CRDOWNLOAD files.
If you want to convert MPS file to MPH, FPS, WAV, MP4, KPS, LPS, SHP, KML, KMZ, GPX, GEOJSON or TOPOJSON, you can use Garmin MapSource or similar software from the "Legacy GPS Routing Data" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert LAZ, KMZ, DTM, CSV, DEM, PRJ, LAS, GPX, DSM, SHP, DBF or KML files to MPS, try Garmin MapSource or another comparable tool in the "Legacy GPS Routing Data" category.
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