SXB Converter

Extract text from ShareX backup files (SXB)


Drop or upload your .SXB file
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How to extract text from your SXB file

  1. Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your SXB file.
  2. You’ll see a preview, if available.
  3. Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.

Convert SXB to another file type

To convert SXB Backup files to another format, you need ShareX or other Game software.

Convert a file to SXB

To convert other file formats to the "Localization String Data" file type, you need software like ShareX or a similar tool.


About SXB files

The .SXB file functions either as a game localization string data file for MMO games or as a settings backup for the ShareX screen capture tool. Game-based .SXB files store translated text, character dialogs, and UI labels for titles like Lost Ark, Rappelz, and Lineage II. Conversely, ShareX uses this format to export user configurations, hotkeys, and custom upload destinations. The main disadvantage of game-related .SXB files is their heavily restricted, proprietary nature. They are compiled or encrypted specifically for a game engine, meaning they lack official documentation and will show only corrupted gibberish if opened in standard text editors. ShareX backups present a different problem: they are standard archives deliberately disguised by an obscure extension, which confuses users trying to restore their settings. The best conversion target for a ShareX .SXB file is a standard ZIP archive, which allows direct access to the internal JSON configuration files. For game localization files, converting them to TXT or XML is highly recommended for modders, though you may lose proprietary formatting tags in the process. Standard online converters almost always fail to process these files because they cannot parse undocumented game binaries. We can inspect the internal signatures to detect if it is a hidden ZIP archive from ShareX or a compiled game asset, giving you the facts you need to proceed.

Convert.Guru analyzes your SXB file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.

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FAQ

If you want to convert SXB file to , you can use ShareX or similar software from the "Game Localization & Settings Backup" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….

To convert files to SXB, try ShareX or another comparable tool in the "Game Localization & Settings Backup" category.



The SXB 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 SXB converter.