Extract text from E-Prime startup info files (STARTUPINFO)
To convert STARTUPINFO Startup files to another format, you need E-Prime 2.0 or other Settings software.
To convert other file formats to the "Software Configuration File" file type, you need software like E-Prime 2.0 or a similar tool.
A .startupinfo file stores startup parameters and configuration data for psychological experiments built with E-Prime 2.0. It is managed by specialized experiment suite software developed by Psychology Software Tools.
The primary disadvantage of the .startupinfo format is its highly proprietary nature. It is locked into the E-Prime ecosystem and cannot be opened natively by standard text editors or web browsers. Users often need to review experiment configurations on devices without E-Prime installed, which is problematic since the software requires expensive hardware license keys (dongles) just to view basic initialization parameters.
Converting these files to human-readable formats like TXT, XML, or JSON is highly requested for documentation, reproducibility, and audit purposes. However, translating the internal structure accurately requires specific proprietary parsers.
Because this is a closed, proprietary format, standard online converters fail to process it. Usually, only the original software can properly read or export the data. Our system 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 STARTUPINFO file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
If you want to convert STARTUPINFO file to , you can use E-Prime 2.0 or similar software from the "Experiment Configuration Settings" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert files to STARTUPINFO, try E-Prime 2.0 or another comparable tool in the "Experiment Configuration Settings" category.
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