Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your PRIVATE file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert PRIVATE to another file type
To convert PRIVATE private videos to another format, you need Axon Evidence Sync or other Encoded software.
Convert a file to PRIVATE
To convert other file formats to the "Cached Video / Private Key" file type, you need software like Axon Evidence Sync or a similar tool.
About PRIVATE files
The .private file extension serves two entirely different but equally restrictive functions. It is either a cached video evidence file generated by Axon Evidence Sync, or a cryptographic private key used by OpenSSL and Java-based security applications. When used by law enforcement hardware, these files temporarily store body camera footage. They are essentially MP4 video files wrapped in a proprietary caching layer. This prevents unauthorized playback, meaning standard media players cannot open them directly. Users typically need to export the video properly using the official Axon software. In the realm of cybersecurity, a .private file contains a highly sensitive RSA or OpenSSL private key. These files are explicitly designed to be unreadable without decryption passwords. Server administrators frequently need to convert them into standard PEM, PPK, or KEY formats using local tools like PuTTYgen to configure SSH access or SSL certificates. Standard online converters will almost always fail to process .private files. Axon files use a closed, undocumented caching structure, while cryptographic keys are heavily encrypted to prevent tampering. Furthermore, you should never upload actual cryptographic private keys to the internet. However, for video cache troubleshooting, drag and drop your file to see what it is and convert it if supported. If our analysis detects the underlying MP4 video stream, viewing or extraction may still be possible.
Convert.Guru analyzes your PRIVATE file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
Users also converted BIN, PDF, PVKEY, ZERO and GUJD files.
FAQ
If you want to convert PRIVATE file to CSV, JSON, XML, YAML, YML, TOML, INI, CFG, CONF, DAT, DB or SQL, you can use Axon Evidence Sync or similar software from the "Video Cache or Security Key" 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 PRIVATE, try Axon Evidence Sync or another comparable tool in the "Video Cache or Security Key" category.
The PRIVATE 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 PRIVATE converter.