Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your OS file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert OS to another file type
To convert OS settings files to another format, you need ABBYY FineReader or other Settings software.
Convert a file to OS
To convert other file formats to the "Software Configuration File" file type, you need software like ABBYY FineReader or a similar tool.
About OS files
The .os file is a proprietary container used for multiple distinct purposes. Primarily, it functions as an OCR program settings file for ABBYY FineReader or as a document management system (DMS) metadata file for enterprise software. Secondary uses include output style templates for EndNote reference managers and source code for ObjectScript. Because these formats share the exact same extension but have completely different internal structures, they are notoriously difficult to handle. The main disadvantage is strict vendor lock-in. You cannot open an ABBYY .os file in a web browser or competing software. They are essentially useless without the original, often expensive, parent application. To bypass these restrictions and view the data, you must extract the contents. For data extraction and database integration, convert to XML or JSON. For plain human readability, convert to TXT.
Convert.Guru analyzes your OS file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
If you want to convert OS file to VM, SYS, DLL, EXE, DRV, VXD, 386, COM, BAT, CMD, SCR or PIF, you can use ABBYY FineReader or similar software from the "Software Settings and Metadata" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert MSI, EXE, REG, MST, LNK, CAB, CAT, DRV, INF, SYS, MSU or DLL files to OS, try ABBYY FineReader or another comparable tool in the "Software Settings and Metadata" category.
The OS 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 OS converter.