S2ML Converter

Extract text from StarCraft 2 localization files (S2ML)


Drop or upload your .S2ML file
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How to extract text from your S2ML file

  1. Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your S2ML file.
  2. You’ll see a preview, if available.
  3. Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.

Convert S2ML to another file type

To convert S2ML localization files to another format, you need StarCraft II Editor or other Game software.

Convert a file to S2ML

To convert other file formats to the "Map Localization File" file type, you need software like StarCraft II Editor or a similar tool.


About S2ML files

The .S2ML file format stores localization and text strings for custom maps created in StarCraft II. Map developers use these files to provide multi-language support for their custom campaigns, triggers, dialogue, and user interface elements. These files are typically opened and managed using the official StarCraft II Editor (often referred to as the Galaxy Editor) provided by Blizzard Entertainment. The major disadvantage of this format is its proprietary nature. .S2ML files are not supported by standard text editors or web browsers. You cannot simply open them to read a map's storyline or translate text without installing the massive StarCraft II game client and editor, which consumes gigabytes of disk space and requires a connected gaming account. To read or translate the text outside of the game environment, users frequently need to convert these files to standard data formats like TXT, XML, or JSON. This is a closed, proprietary format designed specifically for the StarCraft engine. Standard online converters fail to process it because it lacks public documentation and uses a specialized data structure. Often, only the original software can properly read or export the data.

Convert.Guru analyzes your S2ML file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.


FAQ

If you want to convert S2ML file to INI, CFG, CONF, CONFIG, JSON, XML, YAML, YML, TOML, ENV, PROPERTIES or RC, you can use StarCraft II Editor or similar software from the "Game Map Text Localization" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….

To convert ZSHRC, CONF, RCFILE, GITCONFIG, RC, PLIST, BASHRC, CONFIG, PROFILE, INI, PREFS or CFG files to S2ML, try StarCraft II Editor or another comparable tool in the "Game Map Text Localization" category.



The S2ML 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 S2ML converter.