Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your VBA file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert VBA to another file type
To convert VBA scripts to another format, you need Microsoft Office Word or other Developer software.
Convert a file to VBA
To convert other file formats to the "VBA Source Code File" file type, you need software like Microsoft Office Word or a similar tool.
About VBA files
The .VBA file extension contains source code written in Visual Basic for Applications. These files are primarily used to automate repetitive tasks and create custom functions within applications like Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel. They rely on the proprietary Microsoft Compound file format structure. While incredibly useful for automation, .VBA files pose significant security risks. Because they contain executable instructions, they are frequently exploited to distribute malware and ransomware. Major web browsers and email providers aggressively block them. Furthermore, you cannot easily view the raw code without a heavy, paid Microsoft Office installation or a dedicated integrated development environment. Sharing raw macros often causes formatting issues or triggers overzealous antivirus alerts. Converting .VBA files to plain text formats like TXT or MD is highly recommended. This strips the code of its execution capabilities, making it completely safe to review, share, and index. Extracting code from these proprietary Microsoft containers can be challenging because standard online converters fail to parse the complex OLE streams properly. Often, only the original Microsoft software can fully read or export the data natively. If our analysis detects the underlying text strings or embedded code blocks, viewing or conversion may still be possible without needing an expensive software license.
Convert.Guru analyzes your VBA file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
If you want to convert VBA file to PYTHON, VBSCRIPT, JS, TS, PY, JAVA, CPP, C, CS, PHP, RB or GO, you can use Microsoft Office Word or similar software from the "Macro Source Code Storage" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert SH, PY, KT, PS1, SWIFT, LUA, PL, JAVA, SCALA, JS, VBS or TS files to VBA, try Microsoft Office Word or another comparable tool in the "Macro Source Code Storage" category.
The VBA 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 VBA converter.