Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your PP3 file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert PP3 to another file type
To convert PP3 profiles to another format, you need RawTherapee or other Settings software.
Convert a file to PP3
To convert other file formats to the "Image Processing Profile" file type, you need software like RawTherapee or a similar tool.
About PP3 files
The .PP3 file extension is primarily used as a RawTherapee Processing Profile. RawTherapee is an advanced, open-source raw image processing program. The .PP3 file acts as a non-destructive 'sidecar' file. It stores complex image adjustment parameters - such as exposure compensation, tone mapping, color balance, and sharpening - in a plain text format. Users frequently attempt to convert these files because they mistakenly believe the .PP3 file contains the actual photograph. This is the major disadvantage and primary point of confusion: the file contains zero image data or pixels, only text instructions. Consequently, standard online image converters will completely fail to process it. If you try to convert a .PP3 to JPG or PNG, standard tools will crash or throw an error. This file format is strictly a proprietary configuration file. Often, only the original software can properly read or export the intended visual data. To actually apply these visual settings, you must open your original raw image (like a CR2 or NEF) in RawTherapee alongside the .PP3 file, and then export the final image. Despite these strict software requirements, convert.guru offers a practical solution. Just drag and drop your file to identify the format, view it, and convert it when possible. Because our analysis detects the underlying plain text structure, viewing or conversion to standard text formats like TXT may still be possible, allowing you to quickly read, archive, or audit your photo editing parameters without opening the heavy editing software.
Convert.Guru analyzes your PP3 file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
If you want to convert PP3 file to , you can use RawTherapee or similar software from the "Raw Image Processing Settings" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert files to PP3, try RawTherapee or another comparable tool in the "Raw Image Processing Settings" category.
The PP3 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 PP3 converter.