Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your NODE file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert NODE to another file type
To convert NODE Native addons to another format, you need Node.js or other Developer software.
Convert a file to NODE
To convert other file formats to the "Node.js Binary Addon" file type, you need software like Node.js or a similar tool.
About NODE files
A .node file is a compiled native addon module used by Node.js. Developers write these addons in C or C++ and compile them to provide high-performance functions or access operating system APIs that standard JavaScript cannot reach. You can learn more about the architecture on the Node.js Wikipedia page. The biggest disadvantage of a .node file is its strict platform dependency. Because it is a pre-compiled binary, a .node file built for Windows will instantly fail on a Linux server. It is not human-readable, requires compilation tools like node-gyp, and breaks easily when upgrading the Node.js version. Users often search for ways to convert a .node file back into JS or TS code. Unfortunately, direct decompilation into readable source code is impossible because the original C++ code is already translated into machine-level instructions. The best alternative target is often migrating the logic to WebAssembly (.WASM) for cross-platform compatibility. Standard online converters fail to process .node files because they are effectively raw executables, like DLL or SO files, not media or documents. It is a closed, binary format.
Convert.Guru analyzes your NODE file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
Users also converted TMP, NETMODULE, DEO, MPY and HTML files.
FAQ
If you want to convert NODE file to HTML, HTM, CSS, JS, PHP, ASP, ASPX, JSP, JSPX, PY, RB or PL, you can use Node.js or similar software from the "Node.js Native Addon" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert RSS, CSS, CGI, SITEMAP, PL, WEBMANIFEST, JSON, JS, XML, HTML, ICO or HTM files to NODE, try Node.js or another comparable tool in the "Node.js Native Addon" category.
The NODE 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 NODE converter.