Extract text from Configuration and form files (NFM)
To convert NFM Files to another format, you need Nintendo Wii System or other Settings software.
To convert other file formats to the "Console Configuration File" file type, you need software like Nintendo Wii System or a similar tool.
The .NFM file is primarily a proprietary system configuration file utilized by the Nintendo Wii and GameCube gaming consoles. A small percentage of these files are also formatted as .NET Form Files for the Delphi programming environment developed by Embarcadero Technologies.
These files are heavily restricted to their native ecosystems. Nintendo .NFM files are generated by the console's internal NAND file system to store system-level settings. The primary disadvantage of this format is its complete lack of interoperability. It is a closed format. You cannot open these files natively on standard operating systems like Windows, macOS, or Linux without specialized homebrew software or an emulator like Dolphin. Similarly, Delphi .NFM files are tied to older .NET architectures, making them largely inaccessible without legacy IDEs.
Because these are specialized configuration or source files, converting them usually breaks their intended functionality. If you are trying to read the data, your best conversion targets are plain text formats like TXT or XML, provided the binary data is not heavily encrypted.
This file format is exceptionally difficult to open or convert because it is proprietary. Often, only the original console hardware or the Delphi compiler can properly read or export the data. However, convert.guru can still identify the file format, inspect the binary, and extract readable text. Just drag and drop your file to identify the format, view it, and convert it when possible.
Convert.Guru analyzes your NFM file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
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If you want to convert NFM file to CSV, JSON, XML, YAML, YML, TOML, INI, CFG, CONF, DAT, DB or SQL, you can use Nintendo Wii System or similar software from the "System Configuration Storage" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert DBF, XML, SQLITE, XLSX, SQL, TSV, ACCDB, YAML, MDB, CSV, ODS or JSON files to NFM, try Nintendo Wii System or another comparable tool in the "System Configuration Storage" category.
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