Extract text from PGP files
To convert your PGP file to another format, you need GnuPG or other Encoded software.
To convert other file formats to the "Encryption File" file type, you need software like GnuPG or a similar tool.
A .pgp file represents a secure data container generated by Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) or OpenPGP compliant software like GnuPG. These files serve three distinct purposes: they store encrypted data that can only be unlocked with a private key, hold public/private key pairs for authentication, or contain digital signatures to verify file integrity. While PGP provides military-grade security, the format acts as a 'digital vault,' making the content inaccessible and useless without the correct decryption credentials. Users often struggle with .pgp files because they appear as illegible binary garble in standard text editors and require specific key management software to access.
For most users, the goal is not traditional conversion, but decryption to restore the original file format (e.g., recovering a PDF, DOCX, or CSV hidden inside the encrypted shell). If the file is a binary key ring, administrators frequently convert it to ASCII Armored text (ASC) to easily share keys via email or web forms. In rare cases (approx. 1%), a .pgp file may be an AutoCAD Program Parameters file, which is a plain text configuration file defining command aliases; these can be edited in Notepad or converted to PDF for documentation purposes.
Convert.Guru analyzes your PGP file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
Users also converted SIG, JPG, ASC, PDF, JPEG, GPG, PNG, TXT, PGB, XML, ZIP, DOCX and PGERD files.
If you want to convert PGP file to PDF, CSV, GPG, INI, CFG, CONF, CONFIG, JSON, XML, YAML, YML or TOML, you can use GnuPG or similar software from the "Encrypted Data 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 PGP, try GnuPG or another comparable tool in the "Encrypted Data Storage" category.
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 PGP converter.