Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your VBE file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert VBE to another file type
To convert VBE Encoded scripts to another format, you need Windows Script Host or other Developer software.
Convert a file to VBE
To convert other file formats to the "Encoded Script File" file type, you need software like Windows Script Host or a similar tool.
About VBE files
The .vbe file format is a Visual Basic Encoded script used primarily on Windows operating systems. It contains VBScript code that has been obfuscated using the Microsoft Script Encoder. System administrators originally used this format to prevent casual users from modifying login scripts or proprietary administrative tools. However, this format presents significant disadvantages today. The encoding is not true encryption, meaning it offers no real security, and malware developers frequently abuse the format to hide malicious payloads. Consequently, modern antivirus software heavily flags and blocks .vbe files. Furthermore, you cannot natively read or edit these files in standard text editors like Notepad++. To safely inspect the code or modify the script, you must decode the file. Convert your .vbe file to VBS for editing, or to TXT for safe, non-executable reading. Drop your file here to view and convert it securely right in your browser.
Convert.Guru analyzes your VBE file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
If you want to convert VBE file to VBS, EXE, MSI, APP, DMG, DEB, RPM, PKG, RUN, SH, BAT or CMD, you can use Windows Script Host or similar software from the "Obfuscated Script Execution" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert JAR, APP, SCR, IPA, COM, AAB, PS1, DMG, VBS, EXE, XAPK or MSI files to VBE, try Windows Script Host or another comparable tool in the "Obfuscated Script Execution" category.
The VBE 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 VBE converter.