Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your PARAM file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert PARAM to another file type
To convert PARAM Parameters to another format, you need ArduPilot Mission Planner or other Settings software.
Convert a file to PARAM
To convert other file formats to the "Software Configuration File" file type, you need software like ArduPilot Mission Planner or a similar tool.
About PARAM files
The .param file extension is primarily used to store configuration parameters across diverse software ecosystems. The most common use cases include autopilot parameter lists for ArduPilot drone firmware (via Mission Planner), neural network model weights in the Tencent NCNN framework, and game configuration data for FromSoftware titles (like Dark Souls) and Nintendo consoles. These files lack a universal standard. A .param file might be a simple plain text document, a structured XML file, or a heavily obfuscated binary blob designed specifically for a proprietary game engine. This lack of standardization is a major disadvantage. Users often cannot open these files outside of their native applications. For instance, modifying drone flight behaviors requires Mission Planner, while modding Dark Souls weapons requires community-developed third-party tools. Converting .param files is highly contextual. If the file is plain text or XML, you can convert it to TXT, JSON, or CSV for easier parsing in spreadsheet software or text editors. However, compiled binary .param files resist standard conversion tools because the underlying schema is closed and proprietary. Typical online converters fail because they rely on predictable file headers that binary .param files lack. Because these are often closed, proprietary formats, extracting the data can be frustrating. Even if the file is a proprietary binary, our analysis can often detect supported underlying or embedded formats, allowing you to safely inspect the contents without installing bloated modding tools or drone configuration software.
Convert.Guru analyzes your PARAM file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
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FAQ
If you want to convert PARAM file to INI, CFG, CONF, CONFIG, JSON, XML, YAML, YML, TOML, ENV, PROPERTIES or RC, you can use ArduPilot Mission Planner or similar software from the "Parameter Configuration Storage" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert ZSHRC, CONF, RCFILE, GITCONFIG, RC, PLIST, BASHRC, CONFIG, PROFILE, INI, PREFS or CFG files to PARAM, try ArduPilot Mission Planner or another comparable tool in the "Parameter Configuration Storage" category.
The PARAM 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 PARAM converter.