PGD Converter

Extract text from PGD files


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

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

Convert PGD to another file type

To convert your PGD file to another format, you need Symantec Encryption Desktop or other Disk Image software.

  • PGD to PDF
  • PGD to ISO
  • PGD to IMG
  • PGD to DMG
  • PGD to VHD
  • PGD to VMDK
  • PGD to VDI
  • PGD to HDD
  • PGD to QCOW
  • PGD to QCOW2
  • PGD to RAW
  • PGD to VBOX

Convert a file to PGD

To convert other file formats to the "Encrypted Volume" file type, you need software like Symantec Encryption Desktop or a similar tool.

  • VFD to PGD
  • DMG to PGD
  • OVA to PGD
  • IMA to PGD
  • VBOX to PGD
  • ADF to PGD
  • PVS to PGD
  • VHD to PGD
  • OVF to PGD
  • ISO to PGD
  • DSK to PGD
  • IMG to PGD

About PGD files

The .pgd file extension typically indicates a PGP Disk Image, an encrypted virtual volume created by Symantec Encryption Desktop (formerly PGP Desktop). These files serve as secure vaults; when mounted with the correct passphrase, they appear as a local drive letter (e.g., Z:) allowing you to read and write files transparently. The key problem is the proprietary lock-in: you cannot simply "convert" a PGP disk to a standard format like ZIP or ISO without the original software and credentials. The file is effectively a black box of randomized data to any other tool. To "convert" the contents, you must mount the volume and manually extract the files to a standard folder.

Alternatively, a .pgd file may be a game project created by GDevelop, an open-source game engine. In this context, the file contains the logic, scenes, and assets for a game. These are often essentially renamed ZIP archives or JSON structures. Users typically need to convert these into playable formats (like HTML5, Android APK, or Windows EXE) using the GDevelop editor. Lastly, developers might encounter this extension as a database design diagram generated by pgAdmin for PostgreSQL. For archiving or sharing, these diagrams should be converted to PNG images or SQL schema scripts.

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

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The PGD 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 PGD converter.