Extract text from VB files
To convert your VB file to another format, you need Visual Studio or other Developer software.
To convert other file formats to the "Source Code File" file type, you need software like Visual Studio or a similar tool.
A .VB file is primarily a source code file written in Visual Basic (specifically Visual Basic .NET), a widely used object-oriented programming language developed by Microsoft. These files contain plain text instructions - variables, functions, and logic - that must be compiled into an executable (.EXE) or dynamic link library (.DLL) to run. While they are technically human-readable text, they are heavily dependent on the Visual Studio IDE and the .NET Framework ecosystem to function correctly.
Practical constraints often arise when sharing or archiving these files. Because .VB files are raw code, they cannot be "executed" simply by double-clicking them without the proper build environment installed. Furthermore, sharing raw source code can be risky or messy; formatting is often lost when copying text into emails, and non-developers may accidentally modify the syntax. As the industry shifts toward C#, many developers also find themselves needing to migrate legacy Visual Basic logic to modern standards. For documentation or read-only sharing, converting .VB to PDF or HTML ensures the syntax highlighting is preserved without requiring the recipient to install an IDE. For development migration, converting .VB to CS (C#) is a critical workflow. In rare retro-gaming contexts, a .VB file might also be a ROM image for the Nintendo Virtual Boy, requiring an emulator like RetroArch to play.
Convert.Guru analyzes your VB file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
Users also converted SLN, VBS, TXT, RPT, CS, ASM, B, JS, NET, PHP, VBA and EXE files.
If you want to convert VB file to JS, NET, PHP, VBA, EXE, MP3, WAV, AAC, FLAC, OGG, WMA or M4A, you can use Visual Studio or similar software from the "Visual Basic Source Code" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert MIDI, AAC, TTA, AU, WV, DTS, MID, FLAC, RA, MP3, PCM or WAV files to VB, try Visual Studio or another comparable tool in the "Visual Basic Source Code" category.
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 VB converter.