Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your PPB file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert PPB to another file type
To convert PPB baseline files to another format, you need Asta Powerproject or other Data software.
Convert a file to PPB
To convert other file formats to the "Project Baseline File" file type, you need software like Asta Powerproject or a similar tool.
About PPB files
The .PPB file extension primarily belongs to Asta Powerproject (or Primavera P6) as a project schedule baseline file, and less commonly to the FAA Air Traffic Control as an ATC radar data playback file. For project management, .PPB files store snapshot data of construction schedules, resource allocations, and timelines using an internal SQL database structure. The major disadvantage of this format is its highly proprietary nature. Opening it requires expensive, specialized software like Asta Powerproject. Files can easily exceed 100MB on large construction projects and are completely unsupported by standard web browsers or office suites. Users typically need to convert .PPB to PDF, CSV, or XLSX to share timelines with contractors who do not have a paid license. However, because this file format is difficult to open or convert, standard online converters fail to process it. The closed architecture means that often only the original software can properly read or export the data. convert.guru can still identify the file format, inspect the file, and show text or internal content. If our analysis detects a supported underlying or embedded format, viewing or conversion may still be possible. Just drag and drop your file to identify the format, view it, and convert it when possible.
Convert.Guru analyzes your PPB file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
If you want to convert PPB file to PPM, TMP, TEMP, CACHE, LOG, BAK, OLD, NEW, PART, DOWNLOAD, CRDOWNLOAD or LOCK, you can use Asta Powerproject or similar software from the "Project Baseline & Radar Data" 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 PPB, try Asta Powerproject or another comparable tool in the "Project Baseline & Radar Data" category.
The PPB 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 PPB converter.