USR Converter

Extract text from USR files

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How to extract text from your USR file

Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your USR file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.

Convert USR to another file type

To convert your USR file to another format, you need GPSBabel or other Settings software.

Convert a file to USR

To convert other file formats to the "User Configuration File" file type, you need software like GPSBabel or a similar tool.

About USR files

The .USR extension is a polymorphic format used by distinct, incompatible systems - most notably Lowrance/Simrad marine electronics, Yamaha musical keyboards, and 4D database environments.

The Problem: Because the extension simply stands for "User," there is no standard structure. A .USR file from a fish finder contains waypoints and routes, while one from a Yamaha PSR keyboard contains registration banks. They are typically proprietary binary files, meaning they cannot be opened by double-clicking and result in garbled text if forced open in Notepad. This is a common problem when users attempt to share fishing spots between different GPS brands (e.g., Lowrance to Garmin) or analyze database contents outside the original software.

The Solution: Successful conversion requires identifying the source device:

For GPS/Marine Data: The standard for interoperability is GPX. Converting your Lowrance .USR to GPX or KML allows you to view routes in Google Earth and import them into almost any other navigation device.
For Databases (4D/FileMaker): These files should be exported directly from the host software to CSV or XLSX for use in Microsoft Excel.
For Keyboards: Yamaha files are best managed with Yamaha Expansion Manager, though true conversion to other audio formats is generally not possible as they store settings, not sound.

Convert.Guru analyzes your USR file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.

Users also converted URS, GPX, TXT, CSV, STY, FST, DXF, INI, ZIP, RPT, BIN and PKPASS files.

FAQ

If you want to convert USR file to GPX, CSV, JSON, XML, YAML, YML, TOML, INI, CFG, CONF, DAT or DB, you can use GPSBabel or similar software from the "Device User Settings" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….

To convert DBF, XML, SQLITE, XLSX, SQL, TSV, ACCDB, YAML, MDB, CSV, ODS or JSON files to USR, try GPSBabel or another comparable tool in the "Device User Settings" category.

The USR 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 USR converter.