VM Converter

Extract text from VM files

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How to extract text from your VM file

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

Convert VM to another file type

To convert your VM file to another format, you need Apache Velocity or other Developer software.

VM to TEMPLATE
VM to OVA
VM to MP3
VM to ISO
VM to JS
VM to TS
VM to PY
VM to JAVA
VM to CPP
VM to C
VM to CS
VM to PHP

Convert a file to VM

To convert other file formats to the "Template Source Code" file type, you need software like Apache Velocity or a similar tool.

SH to VM
PY to VM
KT to VM
PS1 to VM
SWIFT to VM
LUA to VM
PL to VM
JAVA to VM
SCALA to VM
JS to VM
VBS to VM
TS to VM

About VM files

The .vm extension primarily identifies Velocity Template files used by the Apache Velocity engine. These are text-based files containing a mix of standard HTML and Velocity Template Language (VTL) code, widely used by Java developers to generate web pages, emails, and source code automatically.

Common Constraints:
Because .vm files contain server-side logic (like #if directives and ${variable} placeholders), they cannot be viewed directly in a web browser as a finished page. Opening them locally simply displays raw source code, making it difficult for non-developers to visualize the final layout. Additionally, they often rely on external Java objects that must be present to render correctly.

Alternative Use (Video & Audio):
A significant number of .vm files are actually partial or temporary video files created by download managers like VidMate or VSO Downloader. These files are often incomplete MP4 containers that won't play in standard media players. Some older voicemail systems (Panasonic, Android) also use .vm for raw audio data.

Best Conversion Targets:

For Developers/Web: Convert to HTML to strip VTL logic and preview the static layout, or TXT to view the code safely.
For Video Files: If the file is a completed download, convert (or rename) to MP4 or MKV for playback.
For Audio: Convert voicemail files to MP3 or WAV for universal compatibility.

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

Users also converted VM0, VMS, M4A, VMX, NVRAM, XVM, TEMPLATE, OVA, MP3 and ISO files.

The VM 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 VM converter.