Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your SFO file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert SFO to another file type
To convert SFO Metadata to another format, you need PlayStation OS or other Settings software.
Convert a file to SFO
To convert other file formats to the "Console Game Metadata" file type, you need software like PlayStation OS or a similar tool.
About SFO files
A .SFO file typically functions as a PlayStation Parameter Data file, specifically known as PARAM.SFO. It stores critical system metadata for PlayStation games across consoles like the PS3, PS4, PSP, and PS Vita. This data includes the game title, region ID, firmware requirements, parental control levels, and resolution support. Alternatively, some .SFO files are Cisco Firepower configuration exports that are packed using standard GZIP compression to backup network firewall settings. The primary disadvantage of the .SFO format is its highly proprietary nature. A PlayStation PARAM.SFO file is a compiled binary table that cannot be opened or read in a standard text editor; viewing it natively yields scrambled, unreadable characters. Users are forced to rely on community-built homebrew software to parse the binary. Similarly, Cisco Firepower .SFO files are opaque compressed blobs designed only for Cisco hardware imports, locking away configuration data from standard auditing tools. To overcome these limitations, conversion is necessary. For PlayStation .SFO files, convert to .TXT or .XML to easily read, index, or edit the metadata properties on any PC or web browser. For Cisco Firepower .SFO files, extracting or converting them to standard .TAR or .XML allows network administrators to review the raw configuration data without a Cisco Management Center. Drop your file here to analyze and convert it securely right in your browser.
Convert.Guru analyzes your SFO file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
If you want to convert SFO file to CSV, EXE, ISO, BIN, CUE, PAK, WAD, PK3, PK4, BSP, MAP or SAV, you can use PlayStation OS or similar software from the "System Settings & Configuration Export" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert MOD, BIN, CFG, SCX, DAT, MPQ, LOG, CUE, INI, EXE, SCM or ISO files to SFO, try PlayStation OS or another comparable tool in the "System Settings & Configuration Export" category.
The SFO 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 SFO converter.