Extract text from TextMate bundles (TMBUNDLE)
To convert TMBUNDLE bundles to another format, you need TextMate or other Plugin software.
To convert other file formats to the "Text Editor Extension" file type, you need software like TextMate or a similar tool.
A .tmbundle file is a TextMate Bundle File. It is used to extend the functionality of the TextMate text editor on macOS by providing custom snippets, syntax highlighting grammars, macros, and commands for specific programming languages. You can install these files in TextMate by simply double-clicking them on a Mac.
The main disadvantage of a .tmbundle is that it is not a standard flat file. It is a macOS package - a specialized directory that Finder displays as a single file. This creates significant portability issues. If you move a .tmbundle to Windows or Linux, it reverts to a standard folder, exposing its internal structure of plist files, scripts, and subdirectories. Furthermore, the contents rely heavily on Apple's Property List format and TextMate's proprietary environment variables, which can lock your workflow into a single macOS app.
Users typically need to convert or extract data from a .tmbundle when migrating to modern, cross-platform editors like Visual Studio Code or Sublime Text. The best conversion targets are ZIP (for sharing the folder structure) or extracting the internal .tmLanguage files to JSON or XML formats.
Because this format is actually a directory bundle, standard online converters usually fail to process it.
Convert.Guru analyzes your TMBUNDLE file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
If you want to convert TMBUNDLE file to , you can use TextMate or similar software from the "Editor Plugin and Settings" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert files to TMBUNDLE, try TextMate or another comparable tool in the "Editor Plugin and Settings" category.
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