Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your PROGRAM file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert PROGRAM to another file type
To convert PROGRAM Executables to another format, you need Linux or other Executable software.
Convert a file to PROGRAM
To convert other file formats to the "Binary System File" file type, you need software like Linux or a similar tool.
About PROGRAM files
A .program file is predominantly a Unix-like Executable based on the ELF (Executable and Linkable Format) standard. While most Linux binaries lack file extensions, specific embedded systems, legacy environments, or development workflows rename these binaries to .program to denote their function. Because these are compiled instructions for a CPU, they cannot be "opened" or read by standard text editors like Microsoft Notepad or Apple TextEdit on Windows or macOS. Users often struggle when trying to inspect these files, as they appear as unknown binary blobs that trigger generic "Open With" errors. In less common scenarios (approx. 13%), a .program file may be a proprietary data container for 3D printing (related to Thingiverse workflows) or a Microsoft Windows minidump file used for debugging system crashes. To make this file useful, users generally need to "convert" it into a readable state - either by decompiling the code, viewing it as a hexadecimal dump, or translating the 3D data into a standard mesh format.
Convert.Guru analyzes your PROGRAM file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
If you want to convert PROGRAM file to FLOWCHART, you can use Linux or similar software from the "Unix-like Executable Program" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert files to PROGRAM, try Linux or another comparable tool in the "Unix-like Executable Program" category.
The PROGRAM 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 PROGRAM converter.