Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your PLE file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert PLE to another file type
To convert your PLE file to another format, you need Messenger Plus! or other Text software.
Convert a file to PLE
To convert other file formats to the "Encrypted Messenger Log" file type, you need software like Messenger Plus! or a similar tool.
About PLE files
A .PLE file is primarily a Messenger Plus! Live Encrypted Log. These files are historical artifacts from the golden age of Windows Live Messenger (MSN), created by the popular Messenger Plus! extension to secure chat history. Unlike standard text logs, .PLE files are encrypted using a password defined by the user at the time of creation, making them impossible to read in standard editors like Notepad or Word. Users typically encounter these files when recovering old hard drives and seeking to relive past conversations. Because the original software is discontinued and the format is proprietary to the Messenger Plus! add-on, accessing the content requires specific decryption tools or the original Log Viewer utility. A secondary, less common use of the extension is for Paltalk messenger logs.
Convert.Guru analyzes your PLE file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
If you want to convert PLE file to JS, TS, PY, JAVA, CPP, C, CS, PHP, RB, GO, RS or SWIFT, you can use Messenger Plus! or similar software from the "Encrypted Chat Log" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert SH, PY, KT, PS1, SWIFT, LUA, PL, JAVA, SCALA, JS, VBS or TS files to PLE, try Messenger Plus! or another comparable tool in the "Encrypted Chat Log" category.
The PLE 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 PLE converter.