Extract text from Texture maps and archives (TEXTURES)
To convert TEXTURES Texture maps to another format, you need Blockbench or other Game software.
To convert other file formats to the "Game Texture Data" file type, you need software like Blockbench or a similar tool.
A .textures file operates primarily as either a 3D model texture mapping file used by the Blockbench model editor, or as a proprietary game texture archive for PC titles like FlatOut 2 and Carmageddon. The game archive version bundles multiple raw graphical assets into a single binary file to optimize rendering and loading times. Conversely, the Blockbench variant is an internal configuration file formatted as JSON.
The primary disadvantage of these files is their severe lack of universal compatibility. Game archives are undocumented, heavily compressed, and entirely proprietary. They require highly niche, community-developed modding tools to unpack. Blockbench files routinely frustrate users because they do not actually contain image data - they only hold text references and mapping coordinates. Standard image converters will instantly fail when trying to process either variant because they expect standard pixel data.
For the JSON variant, the most logical conversion target is JSON or TXT for manual code editing, while the actual images must be natively exported from Blockbench as PNG. Game archives typically need to be unpacked to DDS, PNG, or TGA formats for external editing in tools like Adobe Photoshop.
Because the game format is closed and undocumented, standard online converters fail to process it. Just drag and drop your file into convert.guru to identify the exact format version, view its internal text structure (which is highly effective for the JSON variant), and convert it if a supported underlying or embedded format is detected.
Convert.Guru analyzes your TEXTURES file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
Users also converted TEXTURE, BSA, PNG, DDS, TX, FBX, JPG, ZIP, ABD, CTS and PBR files.
If you want to convert TEXTURES file to PBR or PNG, you can use Blockbench or similar software from the "Texture Mapping and Archiving" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert files to TEXTURES, try Blockbench or another comparable tool in the "Texture Mapping and Archiving" 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 TEXTURES converter.