Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your PMB file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert PMB to another file type
To convert PMB Backups and images to another format, you need Payroll Mate or other Backup software.
Convert a file to PMB
To convert other file formats to the "Software Backup Archive" file type, you need software like Payroll Mate or a similar tool.
About PMB files
The .PMB file extension is primarily associated with three completely different file structures: Payroll Mate Backup files, Password Manager databases, and Portable Bitmap images. The most common use case is a backup archive generated by Payroll Mate software. These files store critical payroll records, tax calculations, and employee data. The major disadvantage of this format is its proprietary wrapper; it locks users into the Payroll Mate ecosystem and prevents direct data viewing. Standard online converters consistently fail to process these backups because they lack the specific software environment required to parse the payroll tables. However, these backups are structurally just standard .ZIP archives with a modified file extension. Alternatively, .PMB files can function as encrypted database backups for ManageEngine Password Manager Pro or legacy tools by Marek Jedlinski. These files are securely locked behind strong encryption algorithms. You cannot convert or open these encrypted databases into standard text without the master password and the original software. Finally, a minority of .PMB files are uncompressed Portable Bitmap (Netpbm) images. This raster format is rarely used today and lacks native support in modern web browsers, making it difficult to share. For images, the best conversion targets are .PNG or .JPG for universal compatibility. Because of these overlapping and often closed definitions, .PMB files are notoriously difficult to process automatically. Just drag and drop your file to convert.guru to identify the format, view it, and convert it when possible. Our analysis detects the underlying file signatures, allowing us to inspect embedded .ZIP contents or render Netpbm images even when standard tools fail.
Convert.Guru analyzes your PMB file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
If you want to convert PMB file to CSV, JSON, XML, YAML, YML, TOML, INI, CFG, CONF, DAT, DB or SQL, you can use Payroll Mate or similar software from the "Application Backup Storage" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert DBF, XML, SQLITE, XLSX, SQL, TSV, ACCDB, YAML, MDB, CSV, ODS or JSON files to PMB, try Payroll Mate or another comparable tool in the "Application Backup Storage" category.
The PMB 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 PMB converter.