Extract text from PowerSoft reports (PSR)
To convert PSR reports to another format, you need Sybase PowerBuilder or other Data software.
To convert other file formats to the "Exported Database Report" file type, you need software like Sybase PowerBuilder or a similar tool.
The .psr file format is primarily a PowerSoft Report File created by Sybase PowerBuilder or SAP Crystal Reports. It encapsulates database query results, layout formatting, and graphical elements into a single saved report document. Alternatively, the extension is utilized as a Siemens SIMATIC HMI backup file by Siemens SIMATIC ProSave to store firmware, project data, and recipes from industrial touch panels. Some niche uses also include ZIP-compressed accounting reports for Sage 50 Accounting and Qualcomm Bluetooth persistent store configurations.
The core disadvantage of the .psr format is its proprietary, legacy nature. It requires a $50+ legacy enterprise software license or a specific, outdated viewer (like the PowerSoft Report Viewer) to open. The format is not supported by web browsers, mobile devices, or standard office suites, making it exceptionally frustrating to share with clients or colleagues. Furthermore, industrial .psr backups are strictly locked to Siemens hardware environments.
To make this data usable, users typically need to convert .psr to PDF for document sharing, or to CSV and TXT to salvage the raw database tables. Note that complex visual layouts, custom fonts, and pagination are almost always lost when extracting raw data.
Because this file format is heavily proprietary, standard online converters often fail to process it. Usually, only the original software can properly read or export the structured data. Since many .psr files are secretly built on the Microsoft Compound file architecture or utilize standard ZIP compression, our analysis can often detect the underlying embedded format, allowing you to bypass the proprietary wrapper and view or extract the internal text and tables.
Convert.Guru analyzes your PSR file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
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If you want to convert PSR file to PDF, INDD, QXP, PUB, PMD, PM6, PM7, PM8, PM9, PM10, PM11 or OMP, you can use Sybase PowerBuilder or similar software from the "Database Report Storage" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert MDI, PUB, PDP, PM4, P65, COMIC, WEBTEMPLATE, PMD, SPUB, INDD, PM5 or QXP files to PSR, try Sybase PowerBuilder or another comparable tool in the "Database Report Storage" category.
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 PSR converter.