Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your MSZ file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert MSZ to another file type
To convert MSZ skins to another format, you need osu! or other Game software.
Convert a file to MSZ
To convert other file formats to the "Game Resource Archive" file type, you need software like osu! or a similar tool.
About MSZ files
The .msz file extension typically functions as a compressed data archive disguised for specific software applications. In most instances, it is an osu! Rhythm Game Skin file used by the popular rhythm game osu! to store custom user interface elements and sounds, packaged internally as a standard ZIP archive. Alternatively, .msz files operate as game message resource files for multiplayer games like CrossFire and Conquer Online. Beyond gaming, the professional lighting software MADRIX uses .msz to save 3D visualizer setups, structurally formatting them as GZIP archives. The major disadvantage of the .msz format is its proprietary wrapping. Because it uses a custom extension, standard archive managers and operating systems will not recognize or open the file out of the box, confusing users who just want to tweak a skin or edit a game's localization text. Users often need to convert these files back to standard archive formats to extract the raw images, audio clips, and configuration texts locked inside. The best conversion targets for an .msz file are ZIP and GZ. Extracting them yields standard PNG, WAV, and TXT files, though improperly repacking them can break game functionality. This file format is difficult to open or convert through traditional means because it acts as a closed wrapper meant strictly for specific game engines or lighting tools. Often, only the original software can properly read or export the data. If our analysis detects a supported underlying or embedded format like standard ZIP or GZIP, viewing or conversion may still be possible.
Convert.Guru analyzes your MSZ file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
If you want to convert MSZ file to ZIP, RAR, 7Z, TAR, GZ, BZ2, XZ, LZMA, CAB, ACE, ARJ or LHA, you can use osu! or similar software from the "Game Asset Archive" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert XXE, 7Z, Z, PAK, LHA, DEB, UUE, TAR, LZH, ZIP, PKG or RAR files to MSZ, try osu! or another comparable tool in the "Game Asset Archive" category.
The MSZ 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 MSZ converter.