Extract text from UMD files
To convert your UMD file to another format, you need uBook or other E-Book software.
To convert other file formats to the "Mobile Electronic Publication" file type, you need software like uBook or a similar tool.
The .UMD file extension primarily identifies a Universal Media Document, a legacy e-book format that was once widely popular on early mobile devices and Symbian smartphones, particularly in Asia. These files function as compressed containers that wrap text and images into a single package, similar to a simplified EPUB. However, because the format is now obsolete and lacks support from modern readers like Amazon Kindle or Apple Books, users typically find themselves stuck with content they cannot open. A secondary but significant number of .UMD files are actually game data archives used by the Anvil engine in Ubisoft titles (e.g., Splinter Cell: Blacklist). These are binary assets, not documents, and require specialized unpacking tools rather than standard conversion.
For e-book users, the practical solution is converting the proprietary .UMD wrapper into standard formats. Converting to PDF preserves the layout for archiving, while EPUB is the superior choice for reflowable reading on modern smartphones and tablets. For game files, users attempting to "convert" them are usually looking to extract audio or textures using modding tools.
Convert.Guru analyzes your UMD file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
Users also converted ISO, UMD3, MP4, I, 7Z, ZIP, TXT, BIN, UDF, PDF and ESM files.
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 UMD converter.