Extract text from SketchUp plugin archives (RBZ)
To convert RBZ plugin archives to another format, you need SketchUp or other Plugin software.
To convert other file formats to the "SketchUp Extension Archive" file type, you need software like SketchUp or a similar tool.
The .RBZ file extension represents a SketchUp Plugin Archive, a format used by SketchUp (developed by Trimble) to distribute and install custom tools or extensions. Under the hood, an .RBZ file is simply a standard compressed ZIP archive containing Ruby scripts (RB) and associated graphical or data assets required for the plugin to function.
The primary disadvantage of the .RBZ format is its strict association with the SketchUp ecosystem. If you do not have SketchUp installed, your operating system will not know how to open or read the file. Furthermore, users often need to inspect the contents of a plugin before installation to check for malicious code or modify specific Ruby scripts. Standard archive managers do not automatically recognize the .RBZ extension, making direct extraction confusing for average users.
To view or modify the contents, the best approach is to convert or rename the .RBZ file to a standard ZIP file. From there, you can extract the underlying RB (Ruby) files and open them as plain text (TXT) in any code editor.
Because this is an application-specific extension, standard online converters often fail to process it. Since our analysis detects the underlying ZIP compression, we can help you bypass these software restrictions quickly.
Convert.Guru analyzes your RBZ file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
Users also converted RB, EXE, ZIP, DLL, SKP, JPG, SKB and SKM files.
If you want to convert RBZ file to DLL, SO, DYLIB, BUNDLE, PLUGIN, XPI, CRX, SAFARIEXTZ, APPEX, KEXT, SYS or DRV, you can use SketchUp or similar software from the "SketchUp Plugin Archive" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert LV2, DYLIB, VST, AAX, DRV, TDE, LADSPA, BUNDLE, AU, DLL, RTAS or SO files to RBZ, try SketchUp or another comparable tool in the "SketchUp Plugin Archive" 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 RBZ converter.