Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your VMG file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert VMG to another file type
To convert VMG Backups to another format, you need Samsung Kies or other Backup software.
Convert a file to VMG
To convert other file formats to the "Mobile Phone Message Backup" file type, you need software like Samsung Kies or a similar tool.
About VMG files
The .VMG file format is a plain text-based vMessage archive used to store SMS text message backups from legacy mobile phones, primarily those manufactured by Nokia and Samsung. These files store the sender's phone number, date, time, and the raw text message content, using a structure similar to standard vCards. Historically, users exported these SMS archives using PC sync software like Nokia PC Suite or Samsung Kies. Today, the .VMG format is obsolete. Modern iOS and Android smartphones, as well as native web browsers, completely lack support for opening or importing these files. If you attempt to open a .VMG file on a modern device, it typically appears as raw, cluttered code containing routing headers like 'BEGIN:VMSG', making it very annoying to read. The requirement to install outdated, unsupported sync software just to read old messages is a major disadvantage for users trying to recover personal memories or legal records. To preserve and easily read your legacy SMS messages, you must convert the .VMG file to a universally supported format. For basic reading and universal text support, convert to TXT. If you need to sort your messages by sender, date, or time, convert to CSV to open the data in a spreadsheet application. For a permanent, read-only document that maintains a clean layout for printing or legal archiving, convert to .PDF/A.
Convert.Guru analyzes your VMG file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
If you want to convert VMG file to TMP, TEMP, CACHE, LOG, BAK, OLD, NEW, PART, DOWNLOAD, CRDOWNLOAD, LOCK or PID, you can use Samsung Kies or similar software from the "Mobile SMS Message Backup" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert DEVICE, CACHE, SOCK, SYMLINK, PID, MOUNT, FIFO, LOG, PIPE, TMP, JUNCTION or TEMP files to VMG, try Samsung Kies or another comparable tool in the "Mobile SMS Message Backup" category.
The VMG 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 VMG converter.