Extract text from PMU files
To convert your PMU file to another format, you need PE-Design or other Vector Image software.
To convert other file formats to the "Embroidery & Game Data" file type, you need software like PE-Design or a similar tool.
The .PMU extension represents a frustrating intersection of legacy industrial design and gaming nostalgia. Primarily, it is a proprietary embroidery pattern file used by Brother sewing machines and their PE-Design software suite. The core problem for users is that .PMU is often an intermediate "utility" or layout format, rather than the universally accepted PES stitch file. This means that while it contains your vector design data, most modern embroidery machines and third-party tools like Wilcom or Hatch cannot open it directly. It effectively locks your designs into an older, specific Brother workflow.
Alternatively, you may be dealing with a data "Chunk" file from the classic RTS game Homeworld, developed by Relic Entertainment. In this context, the file is a binary container for 3D meshes or textures, strictly optimized for the game engine and not meant for user manipulation.
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Convert.Guru analyzes your PMU file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
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If you want to convert PMU file to TMP, TEMP, CACHE, LOG, BAK, OLD, NEW, PART, DOWNLOAD, CRDOWNLOAD, LOCK or PID, you can use PE-Design or similar software from the "Embroidery Pattern Layout" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert DEVICE, CACHE, SOCK, SYMLINK, PID, MOUNT, FIFO, LOG, PIPE, TMP, JUNCTION or TEMP files to PMU, try PE-Design or another comparable tool in the "Embroidery Pattern Layout" 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 PMU converter.