How to extract text from your PAL file
- Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your PAL file.
- You’ll see a preview, if available.
- Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert PAL to another file type
To convert your PAL file to another format, you need Paint.NET or other Settings software.
- PAL to MP4
- PAL to GAL
- PAL to JPG
- PAL to PDF
- PAL to PNG
- PAL to GIF
- PAL to BMP
- PAL to TIFF
- PAL to TIF
- PAL to WEBP
- PAL to ICO
- PAL to CUR
Convert a file to PAL
To convert other file formats to the "Color Scheme File" file type, you need software like Paint.NET or a similar tool.
- RAW to PAL
- PNG to PAL
- AI to PAL
- NEF to PAL
- PSB to PAL
- DNG to PAL
- SVG to PAL
- GIF to PAL
- EPS to PAL
- JPG to PAL
- ARW to PAL
- PDF to PAL
About PAL files
A .PAL file is primarily a Color Palette file used to store specific sets of colors for graphics editing, game development, and interface design. While the extension is shared by multiple formats - most notably the Microsoft RIFF palette and the Jasc (Paint Shop Pro) palette - they all serve the same purpose: enforcing color consistency across digital assets. Users run into issues because these formats are often mutually incompatible; a palette saved in Corel PaintShop Pro may not open in Adobe Photoshop or GIMP without conversion. Additionally, legacy .PAL files from older systems like Dr. Halo or Nintendo emulators are often binary blobs that cannot be read by modern web design tools. For professional design workflows, the best solution is converting these proprietary palettes into ACO (Adobe Color) or ASE (Adobe Swatch Exchange) files for cross-software compatibility. for web developers, converting to JSON or CSS snippets prevents manual hexadecimal transcription errors.
Convert.Guru analyzes your PAL file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
Users also converted MP4, MOV, AVI, MPG, GPL, DAT, ACO, PAGES, ZIP, ASE, PNG, JPG and GLB files.
The PAL 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 PAL converter.