Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your UPS file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert UPS to another file type
To convert UPS patches to another format, you need NUPS or other Game software.
Convert a file to UPS
To convert other file formats to the "ROM Patch File" file type, you need software like NUPS or a similar tool.
About UPS files
The .ups file extension stands for Universal Patching System. It is a binary patch file used to distribute fan-made translations, bug fixes, and modifications for video game ROMs. By distributing only the changed data, modders avoid sharing copyrighted game code. Tools like NUPS are typically required to apply these patches to the base game. Despite solving the 16MB file size limitation of the older IPS format, the .UPS format has notable disadvantages. It is completely useless on its own; it requires a perfectly matching, legally sourced base ROM (often a GBA or NDS file) to function. If your base ROM has the wrong CRC32 checksum, the patch will fail or corrupt the game. Furthermore, the format is largely considered obsolete in modern emulation, having been superseded by the more robust BPS (beat patch system) format. To play a modified game, you must apply the .ups patch to the original ROM. For long-term archiving or broader compatibility with modern emulators, converting .ups patches to BPS is highly recommended. Rarely, .ups files are also used as proprietary performance settings for Roland or Ketron keyboards, which cannot be converted. Just drag and drop your file here to analyze and convert it - free, online, and without installing outdated patching software.
Convert.Guru analyzes your UPS file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
If you want to convert UPS file to GBA, EXE, ISO, BIN, CUE, PAK, WAD, PK3, PK4, BSP, MAP or SAV, you can use NUPS or similar software from the "ROM Patching File" 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 UPS, try NUPS or another comparable tool in the "ROM Patching File" category.
The UPS 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 UPS converter.