PSQ Converter

Extract text from Gomoku game replays (PSQ)


Drop or upload your .PSQ file
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How to extract text from your PSQ file

  1. Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your PSQ file.
  2. You’ll see a preview, if available.
  3. Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.

Convert PSQ to another file type

To convert PSQ replays to another format, you need Piskvorky or other Game software.

Convert a file to PSQ

To convert other file formats to the "Gomoku Game Save" file type, you need software like Piskvorky or a similar tool.


About PSQ files

A .PSQ file is a saved game record created by Piskvorky, an open-source Gomoku (five-in-a-row) board game engine. It functions as a replay file, storing exact board coordinates, player moves, and timestamps for a specific match. It is widely used by developers testing AI engines in Piskvork tournaments. The main disadvantage of the .PSQ format is its rigid, proprietary nature. These files only hold coordinate data, not actual images or video of the game board. Without the original Piskvorky software or a compatible Gomoku client, you cannot see the board state. Sharing a match with a friend or publishing it on a forum is frustrating because web browsers and mobile phones cannot open .PSQ files natively. To share your replays, you should convert the file. Converting .PSQ to TXT extracts the raw move sequence for easy reading. Converting to PNG or PDF (when supported) provides a snapshot of the final board state, making it universally accessible. Because .PSQ is a specialized game log rather than a standard media format, most generic converters cannot process it. The original game engine is usually required to visualize the match correctly. However, convert.guru can analyze the file structure. If the data is stored in plain text, our tool will extract the move log, allowing you to view or convert the underlying text without installing the game.

Convert.Guru analyzes your PSQ file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.

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FAQ

If you want to convert PSQ file to CSV, JSON, XML, YAML, YML, TOML, INI, CFG, CONF, DAT, DB or SQL, you can use Piskvorky or similar software from the "Saved Game Replay Storage" 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 PSQ, try Piskvorky or another comparable tool in the "Saved Game Replay Storage" category.



The PSQ 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 PSQ converter.