Extract text from Pegasus index files (PMI)
To convert PMI index files to another format, you need Pegasus Mail or other Data software.
To convert other file formats to the "Miscellaneous Data" file type, you need software like Pegasus Mail or a similar tool.
The .pmi extension is a notorious "chameleon" format used by at least half a dozen unrelated software ecosystems, making it a frequent source of frustration for users trying to identify the correct program to open it.
Most historically, a .pmi file is a Pegasus Mail Folder Index, generated by the Pegasus Mail client. In this context, the file contains no actual email text; it is merely a binary map used by the software to sort and display messages stored in a corresponding PMM or CNM file. A common friction point here is corruption - users often try to "open" the .pmi file to read old emails, only to find unintelligible code. For these users, "conversion" often means regenerating the index or extracting data from the associated mail files instead.
Alternatively, in the geospatial and imaging sectors, a .pmi file may be a Pictometry Aerial Image (associated with EagleView/Pictometry) or an astronomical CCD image from IRIS. These are often high-resolution, proprietary raster images used for mapping. The main constraint here is that standard viewers (like Windows Photos or Mac Preview) cannot render them. Converting these to standard JPG, PNG, or TIFF formats is essential for sharing maps or embedding them in reports.
Finally, modern mobile creators may encounter .pmi files as CyberLink PowerDirector assets. These are often just renamed ZIP archives containing motion graphic templates. Users stuck with these files often just want to access the internal media assets (images, fonts, XML), which can be done by converting the container to a standard ZIP or extracting the contents.
Convert.Guru analyzes your PMI file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
Users also converted FIM, PM0 and PM2 files.
If you want to convert PMI file to , you can use Pegasus Mail or similar software from the "Application Data Index" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert files to PMI, try Pegasus Mail or another comparable tool in the "Application Data Index" 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 PMI converter.