OBZ Converter

Extract text from OBZ files


Drop or upload your .OBZ file
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How to extract text from your OBZ file

  1. Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your OBZ file.
  2. You’ll see a preview, if available.
  3. Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.

Convert OBZ to another file type

To convert your OBZ file to another format, you need Poser or other 3D software.

  • OBZ to OBJ
  • OBZ to FBX
  • OBZ to DAE
  • OBZ to 3DS
  • OBZ to MAX
  • OBZ to BLEND
  • OBZ to MA
  • OBZ to MB
  • OBZ to C4D
  • OBZ to STL
  • OBZ to PLY
  • OBZ to WRL

Convert a file to OBZ

To convert other file formats to the "Compressed Mesh" file type, you need software like Poser or a similar tool.

  • DWG to OBZ
  • DAE to OBZ
  • X3D to OBZ
  • IGES to OBZ
  • WRL to OBZ
  • JT to OBZ
  • SKP to OBZ
  • 3DS to OBZ
  • 3DM to OBZ
  • OBJ to OBZ
  • STEP to OBZ
  • FBX to OBZ

About OBZ files

The .obz extension refers to two distinct file types that often confuse users due to their different structures.

  1. Poser Compressed 3D Object: The most common use (approx. 10%) is a GZIP-compressed version of the standard Wavefront .OBJ format, originally developed by Curious Labs (now Bondware) for Poser. These files reduce storage space for complex 3D meshes. The main drawback is that standard 3D editors like Blender or Autodesk Maya often fail to recognize or import .obz files directly, forcing users to manually rename or decompress them before editing.
  2. Open Board Format Package: A zipped container used in Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) apps like CoughDrop and the Open Board Format initiative. This file functions as a complete communication board set, containing obf (JSON) layout files, images, and audio assets. Users frequently need to convert these packages to PDF to create printable, low-tech backups of communication boards for classroom or emergency use.

Convert.Guru analyzes your OBZ file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.

Users also converted CBZ, OBF, OBJ, CDR, PPZ, MCZ and RSR files.



The OBZ 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 OBZ converter.