Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your PMV file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert PMV to another file type
To convert your PMV file to another format, you need BattleForge / PE-Design or other Game software.
Convert a file to PMV
To convert other file formats to the "Replay Data / Vector Stitch" file type, you need software like BattleForge / PE-Design or a similar tool.
About PMV files
The .pmv extension creates significant confusion because it serves three completely unrelated user groups.
Brother Embroidery Users: For many, a .pmv file is a Decorative Stitch Pattern created on Brother sewing machines (like the P-Touch or Innov-is series). Unlike standard PES files, .pmv data is often proprietary to the machine's "My Custom Stitch" feature. Users typically need to convert these into widely supported formats like PES, DST, or EXP to use them in software like Embird or InkStitch, but direct conversion is difficult without the original PE-Design software.
Gamers: For BattleForge (and the fan-revived Skylords Reborn) players, a .pmv file is a Game Replay. These are not video files (like MP4 or AVI). They contain raw coordinate and command data that the game engine reconstructs in real-time. You cannot play these in VLC Media Player. To share these as videos, you must play the replay inside the game client and use screen recording software like OBS Studio.
Office Workers: A .pmv file may also be a PlanMaker Template from SoftMaker Office. These function like XLTX files in Excel. To edit them in Microsoft Excel, you must first open them in PlanMaker and export as XLSX.
Use Convert.Guru to open and convert your PMV file.
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FAQ
If you want to convert PMV file to , you can use BattleForge / PE-Design or similar software from the "Game Replay & Embroidery Stitch" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert files to PMV, try BattleForge / PE-Design or another comparable tool in the "Game Replay & Embroidery Stitch" category.
The PMV 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 PMV converter.