Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your SA file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert SA to another file type
To convert SA Encrypted files to another format, you need Xiaomi Gallery or other Encoded software.
Convert a file to SA
To convert other file formats to the "Encrypted or Hidden File" file type, you need software like Xiaomi Gallery or a similar tool.
About SA files
The .SA file extension has two distinct and highly problematic origins in the real world: files encrypted by the STOP/Djvu ransomware family, and hidden media files generated by Xiaomi smartphones. If your files suddenly acquired the .SA extension against your will, you are likely a victim of ransomware. The malware actively modifies your DOCX, JPG, and PDF files, locking them behind complex military-grade encryption. This is not a standard file format; it is a hostage situation. Regular conversion tools cannot open these files because the underlying data is scrambled, not merely reformatted. You must use specialized decryption tools, such as those provided by Emsisoft, assuming the encryption key has been intercepted or leaked. Alternatively, if you deliberately hid photos or videos on a Xiaomi device running MIUI or HyperOS, the system may rename the original files to .SA to exclude them from the standard Android media scanner. This is a proprietary, closed ecosystem approach that forces users to rely on the official Xiaomi Gallery app to view their own media. This design locks you into their hardware and software, making the hidden format extremely inconvenient if you transfer the raw files to a PC. Standard online converters fail to process .SA files because they misinterpret the encrypted data or the proprietary Xiaomi headers as corruption. To restore Xiaomi files, your best conversion target is usually the original format, such as JPG or MP4, which can sometimes be achieved by manually renaming the extension. For ransomware files, true conversion is impossible without decryption. However, you can use convert.guru to investigate. Just drag and drop your file to identify the format, view it, and convert it when possible. Our system will inspect the internal headers to confirm if the file is genuinely encrypted malware or a recoverable hidden media file. If our analysis detects a supported underlying or embedded format, viewing or conversion may still be possible.
Convert.Guru analyzes your SA file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
If you want to convert SA file to SAR, MP3, WAV, AAC, FLAC, OGG, WMA, M4A, AIFF, OPUS, ALAC or APE, you can use Xiaomi Gallery or similar software from the "Encrypted or Hidden Data Storage" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert MIDI, AAC, TTA, AU, WV, DTS, MID, FLAC, RA, MP3, PCM or WAV files to SA, try Xiaomi Gallery or another comparable tool in the "Encrypted or Hidden Data Storage" category.
The SA 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 SA converter.