Extract text from Secure folder images (PVI)
To convert PVI Secure images to another format, you need Samsung Knox or other Encoded software.
To convert other file formats to the "Protected Mobile Asset" file type, you need software like Samsung Knox or a similar tool.
The .PVI extension serves three distinct, proprietary functions, most commonly appearing as a Samsung Secure Folder protected image. Users frequently encounter these files after transferring data from a Samsung Android device to a PC, only to find their photos are locked inside this proprietary container. The main issue here is accessibility: .PVI files are essentially encrypted or obfuscated wrappers around standard JPG or PNG content, designed to be viewable only within the authenticated Samsung Knox environment. They cannot be opened by standard Windows viewers or Adobe Photoshop.
Beyond mobile security, .PVI files function in industrial sectors. In the oil and gas industry, they act as PVT (Pressure-Volume-Temperature) analysis files generated by Petroleum Experts (PetEx) software, containing crucial fluid thermodynamics data. In engineering, they serve as Product Visualization Data files for PTC Creo View, storing lightweight 3D visualization structures.
For Samsung users, the goal is typically recovering the visual image; converting to JPG or PNG is the priority. For engineering and industrial users, the need is often to extract data tables to CSV or archive reports to PDF/A without requiring a $2,000+ software license.
Convert.Guru analyzes your PVI file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
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If you want to convert PVI file to , you can use Samsung Knox or similar software from the "Secure Folder Protected Image" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert files to PVI, try Samsung Knox or another comparable tool in the "Secure Folder Protected Image" 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 PVI converter.