Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your TMOD file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert TMOD to another file type
To convert TMOD mods to another format, you need tModLoader or other Game software.
Convert a file to TMOD
To convert other file formats to the "Game Modification File" file type, you need software like tModLoader or a similar tool.
About TMOD files
The .tmod file format is a proprietary game modification archive used to store custom items, enemies, and biomes for the game Terraria. These files are created, compiled, and loaded exclusively by tModLoader, an open-source modification manager. Users typically need to convert or unpack .tmod files to access the raw internal assets, such as PNG sprites, WAV audio files, or CS (C#) source code scripts for educational purposes or to update an abandoned mod. The primary disadvantage of the .tmod format is its highly restrictive nature. It is a closed, proprietary binary file that requires a specific version of tModLoader to function. Files often exceed 50MB, require a paid game to execute, and are entirely useless outside the Terraria ecosystem. Standard archive tools like 7-Zip or WinRAR cannot open them natively. If you need to access the assets, the best target format is a standard ZIP archive, which allows you to view the individual PNG and CS files on any operating system. Be aware that extracting the contents does not automatically decompile the proprietary DLL files hidden inside. Because .tmod is a specialized binary format, standard online converters fail to process it. Only the original software or dedicated community unpackers can properly read or export the full data. However, convert.guru serves as a pragmatic workaround for file challenges. Just drag and drop your file to identify the format, view it, and convert it when possible. Our platform will inspect the internal file structure and attempt to expose any embedded, unencrypted assets or text data for quick viewing.
Convert.Guru analyzes your TMOD file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
Users also converted ZIP, YCD, XDB0 and PIGG files.
FAQ
If you want to convert TMOD file to EXE, ISO, BIN, CUE, PAK, WAD, PK3, PK4, BSP, MAP, SAV or DAT, you can use tModLoader or similar software from the "Game Modification Archive" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert MOD, BIN, CFG, SCX, DAT, MPQ, LOG, CUE, INI, EXE, SCM or ISO files to TMOD, try tModLoader or another comparable tool in the "Game Modification Archive" category.
The TMOD 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 TMOD converter.