Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your SAI2 file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert SAI2 to another file type
To convert your SAI2 file to another format, you need PaintTool SAI 2 or other Raster Image software.
Convert a file to SAI2
To convert other file formats to the "Digital Art Project" file type, you need software like PaintTool SAI 2 or a similar tool.
About SAI2 files
The .SAI2 format is the proprietary project file used exclusively by PaintTool SAI 2, a popular lightweight digital painting application developed by SYSTEMAX. Unlike standard image files, a .SAI2 file preserves complex editing data, including raster layers, specialized linework 'vector' layers, text objects, selection masks, and opacity settings. While this data is critical for the artist's workflow, the format creates significant interoperability barriers. It is completely incompatible with the older PaintTool SAI Version 1, and crucially, it is not natively supported by industry-standard tools like Adobe Photoshop, Corel Painter, or web browsers. This 'proprietary lock-in' means sharing your work or moving to a different software environment is impossible without conversion. To collaborate with other artists or archive your work, the most practical solution is converting the file to PSD (Photoshop Document), which retains most layer structures and is widely readable. For simple viewing, web publishing, or sharing on social media, converting to a flattened PNG or JPG is necessary to ensure the image can be opened on mobile devices and non-Windows systems.
Convert.Guru analyzes your SAI2 file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
If you want to convert SAI2 file to PSD, SAI, PNG, JPG, PDF, GIF, BMP, TIFF, TIF, WEBP, ICO or CUR, you can use PaintTool SAI 2 or similar software from the "Digital Painting Project" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert RAW, PNG, AI, NEF, PSB, DNG, SVG, GIF, EPS, JPG, ARW or PDF files to SAI2, try PaintTool SAI 2 or another comparable tool in the "Digital Painting Project" category.
The SAI2 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 SAI2 converter.