PET Converter

Extract text from Puppy Linux packages (PET)


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

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

Convert PET to another file type

To convert PET packages to another format, you need Puppy Linux or other Compressed software.

Convert a file to PET

To convert other file formats to the "Software Package Archive" file type, you need software like Puppy Linux or a similar tool.


About PET files

The .PET file extension primarily acts as an installation package for Puppy Linux. Structurally, it is a GZIP compressed TAR archive with a checksum appended to the end. Because Puppy Linux relies on this bespoke format instead of universal standards like DEB or RPM, these files are heavily siloed. Users frequently need to extract them on other operating systems like Windows to access the underlying source code, configuration files, or binaries. Alternatively, in the engineering and scientific sectors, .PET files function as proprietary CNC program files for Autodesk PowerMill, manufacturing models for PTC Pro/ENGINEER, or project files for Schlumberger Petrel. These 3D and CNC files suffer from severe vendor lock-in, requiring expensive software subscriptions to simply view a model, making it incredibly frustrating to share designs with external machine shops. For Linux packages, convert or extract the file to TAR, GZ, or ZIP for universal accessibility. For manufacturing workflows, convert CNC and model files to universal formats like STEP, IGES, or NC so any shop can open them. Just drag and drop your file here to analyze and convert it securely right in your browser - free, online, and without installing software.

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

Users also converted FLG, PKG and SISX files.


FAQ

If you want to convert PET file to ZIP, RAR, 7Z, TAR, GZ, BZ2, XZ, LZMA, CAB, ACE, ARJ or LHA, you can use Puppy Linux or similar software from the "Linux Package or CNC Model" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….

To convert XXE, 7Z, Z, PAK, LHA, DEB, UUE, TAR, LZH, ZIP, PKG or RAR files to PET, try Puppy Linux or another comparable tool in the "Linux Package or CNC Model" category.



The PET 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 PET converter.