Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your SNZ file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert SNZ to another file type
To convert SNZ backups to another format, you need Simple Notepad or other Backup software.
Convert a file to SNZ
To convert other file formats to the "App Backup Archive" file type, you need software like Simple Notepad or a similar tool.
About SNZ files
A .snz file is primarily a backup archive created by the Simple Notepad application for Android. Users export their saved notes into this single file to transfer data to a new device or keep it safe. Secondarily, .snz can denote a Snappy Compressed File, created using Google's high-speed compression algorithm. The main disadvantage of the Simple Notepad .snz format is that it appears proprietary and cannot be opened directly by default desktop text editors like Microsoft Notepad or Apple TextEdit. It keeps your important text locked inside an app-specific extension, making desktop recovery frustrating. Furthermore, Snappy compressed files require command-line tools or developer libraries to decompress, which is highly impractical for average users. The best conversion targets for a Simple Notepad .snz file are standard ZIP archives or plain TXT files. Converting to ZIP allows you to extract all individual notes without data loss. If it is a Snappy file, decompressing it to its original raw format is the only viable path. This file format is difficult to open or convert because standard software does not recognize the .snz extension. Often, only the original Simple Notepad app or specific command-line utilities can properly read or export the data. However, drag and drop your file to see what it is and convert it if supported. Since the Simple Notepad .snz file uses standard ZIP compression internally, convert.guru can still identify the file format, inspect the file, and show text or internal content. If our analysis detects a supported underlying or embedded format, viewing or conversion may still be possible.
Convert.Guru analyzes your SNZ file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
If you want to convert SNZ file to , you can use Simple Notepad or similar software from the "App Data Backup" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert files to SNZ, try Simple Notepad or another comparable tool in the "App Data Backup" category.
The SNZ 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 SNZ converter.