UTI Converter

Extract text from BioWare item or encrypted files (UTI)


Drop or upload your .UTI file
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How to extract text from your UTI file

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

Convert UTI to another file type

To convert UTI Files to another format, you need BioWare Aurora Toolset or other Game software.

Convert a file to UTI

To convert other file formats to the "Game Engine Data" file type, you need software like BioWare Aurora Toolset or a similar tool.


About UTI files

The .uti file extension serves two entirely different primary purposes in the digital world. In gaming, it is a BioWare Aurora Engine Item Template used in iconic role-playing games like Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic and Neverwinter Nights to define the stats, 3D model references, and properties of in-game items. In enterprise environments, a .uti file is a highly secure encrypted archive created by Utimaco SafeGuard PrivateCrypto. A rare third use is a language dictionary data file for Ultralingua. Gamers typically open game-related files using the BioWare Aurora Toolset or community software like Kotor Tool. Security files require the original Utimaco software and the correct decryption credentials. The primary disadvantage of a .uti game file is its proprietary GFF (Generic File Format) structure. Standard text editors and 3D modeling programs cannot read it natively. For the encrypted Utimaco files, the main limitation is absolute lockdown - without the encryption key, the file is entirely inaccessible and cannot be converted or opened by any third-party tool. If you are modifying game files, the best conversion target is XML. Converting a .uti to an XML file using specialized community decompilers allows you to edit item properties in standard code editors before recompiling them. Encrypted files cannot be converted directly; they must be decrypted to their original formats (such as DOCX or PDF) first. Ultralingua dictionary files are actually standard ZIP containers and can simply be renamed to extract the internal text data. Because these formats are heavily specialized or securely encrypted, generic online converters fail to process them. They rely on proprietary reading methods or strict security keys. Just drag and drop your file to identify the format, view it, and convert it when possible on convert.guru. We will analyze its binary signature to determine if it is a modding file, a ZIP container, or an encrypted archive, and reveal any accessible internal data.

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

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FAQ

If you want to convert UTI file to , you can use BioWare Aurora Toolset or similar software from the "Game Modding or File Encryption" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….

To convert files to UTI, try BioWare Aurora Toolset or another comparable tool in the "Game Modding or File Encryption" category.



The UTI 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 UTI converter.