Extract text from AppleScript script bundles (SCPTD)
To convert SCPTD script bundles to another format, you need Script Editor or other Developer software.
To convert other file formats to the "macOS Script Bundle" file type, you need software like Script Editor or a similar tool.
The .scptd format is an AppleScript Script Bundle used to automate tasks on macOS. Unlike standard flat scpt files, a .scptd is technically a bundle directory - a specialized folder treated as a single file by macOS. Inside this bundle, it stores the compiled executable script (usually named main.scpt), an Info.plist configuration file, and a Resources folder that holds icons, localized strings, or embedded applets. It is primarily created and edited using the macOS Script Editor or Xcode.
This format has severe disadvantages outside the Apple ecosystem. Because it is proprietary and tied to macOS, Windows and Linux systems fail to recognize it as a script, instead displaying it as an ordinary folder. You cannot execute the internal Apple Events logic on non-macOS hardware. Furthermore, most web browsers, email clients, and online upload forms will reject a .scptd upload because they cannot natively process nested bundle directories.
To share or inspect these files on other operating systems, you must convert or extract the contents. Archiving the bundle to a ZIP file is mandatory to prevent data corruption when transferring over the internet. To review the code logic on a PC, you should convert or extract the internal scripts to standard plain text formats like TXT or APPLESCRIPT, though some compiled binary elements will be lost in translation.
This file format is difficult to open or convert online because standard web converters cannot parse folder structures disguised as single files. Often, only the original macOS software can properly read or export the bundle data. If our analysis detects a supported underlying text file or embedded format, viewing or conversion may still be possible.
Convert.Guru analyzes your SCPTD file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
If you want to convert SCPTD file to , you can use Script Editor or similar software from the "macOS Script Bundle Storage" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert files to SCPTD, try Script Editor or another comparable tool in the "macOS Script Bundle Storage" 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 SCPTD converter.