Extract text from SiteSucker website files (SUCK)
To convert SUCK website files to another format, you need SiteSucker or other Settings software.
To convert other file formats to the "Download Project File" file type, you need software like SiteSucker or a similar tool.
A .suck file is a proprietary project document created by SiteSucker, a macOS and iOS application designed to download entire websites for offline viewing. These files do not contain the actual downloaded HTML, CSS, or image data. Instead, they store the specific configurations, target URLs, path constraints, and download queues used by the software to mirror a web property. Users primarily save .suck files to pause, resume, or repeat specific web-scraping jobs without having to re-enter complex parameters.
The primary disadvantage of the .suck format is its highly specialized, closed nature. It is strictly tied to the Apple ecosystem and requires a paid application to open natively. Because it is a proprietary settings file, users cannot simply open it in a standard web browser to view the target URLs or web content. Sharing a .suck file with a Windows or Linux user is entirely ineffective, creating immediate workflow blocks for cross-platform teams.
Users often need to convert or extract data from .suck files to retrieve the embedded list of URLs or scrape configurations. The most practical target formats are TXT, CSV, or XML, which allow the raw text data and links to be viewed universally on any operating system. However, converting to these formats means losing the executable nature of the project - the resulting file cannot be used to trigger an automated download directly.
Because it is a closed, proprietary format, standard online converters fail to process .suck files. Only the original software can properly read and execute the download parameters. Our analysis tools can inspect the file and often extract the internal text, embedded URLs, or underlying configurations, allowing you to salvage your data without needing a Mac.
Convert.Guru analyzes your SUCK file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
If you want to convert SUCK file to HTML, HTM, CSS, JS, PHP, ASP, ASPX, JSP, JSPX, PY, RB or PL, you can use SiteSucker or similar software from the "Website Download Project Settings" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert RSS, CSS, CGI, SITEMAP, PL, WEBMANIFEST, JSON, JS, XML, HTML, ICO or HTM files to SUCK, try SiteSucker or another comparable tool in the "Website Download Project Settings" 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 SUCK converter.