Extract text from CNC post processor files (POST)
To convert POST post processors to another format, you need Mastercam or other Settings software.
To convert other file formats to the "CAM Configuration File" file type, you need software like Mastercam or a similar tool.
A .POST file is a CNC machine post-processor file used heavily in Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM). Its primary job is to translate generic toolpath data from software into specific G-code that a particular CNC machine (like Haas, Fanuc, or Mazak) can understand. These files are typically managed by leading CAM platforms like Mastercam and GibbsCAM.
The biggest disadvantage of the .POST format is its highly proprietary nature. These files are often customized for a single, specific machine on a shop floor. Many are compiled or locked behind expensive software licenses, making them entirely unreadable if you do not pay for a costly subscription. Furthermore, because they are configuration scripts rather than standard documents, they are not supported by standard text editors or web browsers unless they remain uncompiled.
Users typically want to convert or extract data from .POST files to migrate settings to a different CAM system, back up configurations to a standard TXT or XML, or troubleshoot scripting errors. However, converting a .POST file is notoriously difficult because only the original CAM software knows how to parse its parameters. Standard converters will fail. Fortunately, convert.guru provides a realistic workaround. Just drag and drop your file to identify the format, view it, and convert it when possible. Our system will scan the file to see if there is an underlying, readable text format embedded within, allowing you to access crucial configuration strings without the original software.
Convert.Guru analyzes your POST file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
Users also converted JPG, CMO, LVL, LFL, STORY and GET files.
If you want to convert POST file to STORY, GET, CSV, JSON, XML, YAML, YML, TOML, INI, CFG, CONF or DAT, you can use Mastercam or similar software from the "CNC Post-Processor Settings" 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 POST, try Mastercam or another comparable tool in the "CNC Post-Processor Settings" 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 POST converter.