Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your USDZ file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert USDZ to another file type
To convert USDZ models to another format, you need Pixar RenderMan or other 3D software.
Convert a file to USDZ
To convert other file formats to the "AR 3D Model Archive" file type, you need software like Pixar RenderMan or a similar tool.
About USDZ files
The .usdz file format is a 3D model container developed by Apple and Pixar Animation Studios primarily for augmented reality (AR) applications. Under the hood, it is essentially an uncompressed ZIP archive that packages Universal Scene Description (usd) files alongside required textures and assets. While highly optimized for iOS devices and Apple QuickLook, the format presents significant cross-platform challenges. Standard 3D software and web browsers generally cannot edit or view .usdz files natively. Users face frustrating limitations when trying to import these files into cross-platform software like Blender or Unity without specialized plugins, often resulting in locked-in data. To make the 3D model usable outside the Apple ecosystem, users must convert .usdz to widely supported formats. Converting to GLB or GLTF is the best solution for web-based and Android AR viewers, while converting to OBJ or FBX is ideal for standard 3D editing pipelines. Be aware that some Apple-specific physical material properties or animations might be lost during conversion. Because it is closely tied to a specific ecosystem, this file format is difficult to open or convert with standard tools. Often only the original software, like Pixar RenderMan, can properly read or export the data. Our tool can inspect the uncompressed archive structure, show internal content, and if our analysis detects a supported underlying or embedded format, viewing or conversion may still be possible.
Convert.Guru analyzes your USDZ file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
If you want to convert USDZ file to OBJ, STL, FBX, GLB, GLTF, SKP, STEP, DWG, DAE, 3DS, MAX or BLEND, you can use Pixar RenderMan or similar software from the "Augmented Reality 3D Model" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert DWG, DAE, X3D, IGES, WRL, JT, SKP, 3DS, 3DM, OBJ, STEP or FBX files to USDZ, try Pixar RenderMan or another comparable tool in the "Augmented Reality 3D Model" category.
The USDZ 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 USDZ converter.