Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your OBML16 file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert OBML16 to another file type
To convert your OBML16 file to another format, you need Opera Mini or other Web software.
Convert a file to OBML16
To convert other file formats to the "Saved Web Page" file type, you need software like Opera Mini or a similar tool.
About OBML16 files
An .OBML16 file is a proprietary Saved Web Page created by Opera Mini, a mobile web browser known for its data-saving capabilities. Unlike standard HTML files that store readable code, .OBML16 files use the Opera Binary Markup Language (Version 16). This format is the result of Opera's proxy servers compressing web content - stripping out heavy scripts and complex styling - before sending it to your mobile device to save bandwidth.
For users, the primary disadvantage of .OBML16 is its complete lack of interoperability. You cannot open these files in desktop browsers like Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox, nor can they be viewed with standard text editors. This can be a hassle when users back up their mobile data to a PC, only to find their saved articles and receipts are locked inside unreadable binary blobs. To access this content on a computer or share it universaly, you typically need to convert these files to PDF for archiving or standard HTML for web compatibility.
Convert.Guru analyzes your OBML16 file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
If you want to convert OBML16 file to HTML, HTM, CSS, JS, PHP, ASP, ASPX, JSP, JSPX, PY, RB or PL, you can use Opera Mini or similar software from the "Mobile Web Cache" 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 OBML16, try Opera Mini or another comparable tool in the "Mobile Web Cache" category.
The OBML16 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 OBML16 converter.