PKPASS Converter

Extract text from Apple Wallet passes (PKPASS)


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

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

Convert PKPASS to another file type

To convert PKPASS passes to another format, you need Apple Wallet or other Data software.

Convert a file to PKPASS

To convert other file formats to the "Digital Wallet Pass" file type, you need software like Apple Wallet or a similar tool.


About PKPASS files

The .pkpass file is an Apple Wallet Pass used to store digital boarding passes, event tickets, coupons, and loyalty cards. Technically, it is a ZIP archive containing a pass.json dictionary, localized text, and image assets like icon.png and logo.png, all cryptographically signed by Apple. While native to iOS and macOS devices via the Apple Wallet app, the .pkpass format presents severe limitations outside the Apple ecosystem. On Android, Windows, or Linux, these files cannot be opened natively without installing third-party applications. Furthermore, sharing a ticket with someone who does not use a smartphone wallet app often causes confusion, as the raw file appears broken or unreadable to standard text editors or image viewers. To ensure universal compatibility, you must convert the pass. For archiving or printing your boarding pass, convert to PDF. If you only need the QR code or barcode for scanning, extract it to JPG or PNG. For inspecting the raw data, change the extension to zip and extract the JSON payload. Drop your file here to view and convert it securely right in your browser.

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

Users also converted PDF, PKP, PNG, PKPASSES, ZIP, JPG, JPEG, ICS, ATTACHMENT-2, CRDOWNLOAD, ENC, CDW and SIGNATURE files.


FAQ

If you want to convert PKPASS file to PDF, JPG, JSON, ZIP, TXT, DOC, DOCX, HTML, XLSX, PPT, PPTX or RAR, you can use Apple Wallet or similar software from the "Digital Wallet Pass Storage" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….

To convert MP4, JPEG, MP3, HTM, GIF, DOC, DOCX, PNG, TXT, WAV, PDF or JPG files to PKPASS, try Apple Wallet or another comparable tool in the "Digital Wallet Pass Storage" category.



The PKPASS 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 PKPASS converter.