Extract text from SETTINGS files
To convert your SETTINGS file to another format, you need Visual Studio or other Settings software.
To convert other file formats to the "Configuration File" file type, you need software like Visual Studio or a similar tool.
A .SETTINGS file is a generic container used by various software environments - most notably Microsoft Visual Studio and Java-based applications - to store configuration data, user preferences, and application states. While the extension is universal, the internal structure varies significantly. In the NET ecosystem, these are structured XML files that define strongly-typed application settings (e.g., connection strings or user colors). In Java environments like Eclipse, they often appear as Key-Value pairs similar to PROPERTIES files. Some games, such as Age of Civilizations II, use them to store serialized object data.
The key problem for users is that .SETTINGS files are not associated with a default viewer in Windows or macOS. Double-clicking them results in an "Open with..." prompt. Furthermore, because they can be either human-readable text (XML/JSON) or proprietary binary blobs, users often cannot determine if the file is safe to edit without specialized tools. Converting these files to standard formats like XML, JSON, or TXT renders them readable, allowing developers to debug configurations or gamers to modify difficulty states without launching the application.
Convert.Guru analyzes your SETTINGS file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
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If you want to convert SETTINGS file to INI, CFG, CONF, CONFIG, JSON, XML, YAML, YML, TOML, ENV, PROPERTIES or RC, you can use Visual Studio or similar software from the "Application Configuration Storage" 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 SETTINGS, try Visual Studio or another comparable tool in the "Application Configuration 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 SETTINGS converter.