Extract text from Nova Launcher backups (NOVABACKUP)
To convert NOVABACKUP backups to another format, you need Nova Launcher or other Backup software.
To convert other file formats to the "Android Settings Archive" file type, you need software like Nova Launcher or a similar tool.
A .novabackup file is an application-specific backup used to store custom home screen layouts, app drawer configurations, and widget placements for Android devices. It is natively created and opened by Nova Launcher, a highly popular customization tool developed by TeslaCoil Software. Users rely on this format to transfer their exact phone setups between different devices or to save configurations before a factory reset.
The main disadvantage of the .novabackup format is its rigid restriction to the Android ecosystem and its specific app. Desktop operating systems do not natively recognize the extension, making it impossible for standard image viewers or text editors to read the file directly. If you switch to an iPhone or a different Android launcher, this file becomes effectively useless in its native state, trapping your custom icons and wallpapers inside.
To recover assets from the file, the best conversion target is a standard ZIP archive. Because the file uses standard ZIP compression under the hood, converting or renaming it to ZIP allows you to extract embedded PNG icons, saved wallpapers, and internal DB or XML settings files without losing quality.
This file format is difficult to process with generic online tools because it uses a custom extension designed solely for one mobile app. Most standard converters fail because they expect a common document or image. However, just drag and drop your file onto convert.guru to identify the format, view its internal structure, and extract the contents. Since our analysis detects the supported underlying ZIP architecture, viewing or conversion of the embedded files is absolutely possible.
Convert.Guru analyzes your NOVABACKUP file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
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If you want to convert NOVABACKUP file to BAK, BACKUP, OLD, TMP, TEMP, ARC, ZIP, TAR, GZ, 7Z, RAR or ISO, you can use Nova Launcher or similar software from the "Android Launcher Settings Backup" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert SNAPSHOT, OLD, IMG, RESTORE, ISO, COPY, VMDK, TMP, VHD, BAK, ARCHIVE or BACKUP files to NOVABACKUP, try Nova Launcher or another comparable tool in the "Android Launcher Settings Backup" category.
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