Extract text from VOL files
To convert your VOL file to another format, you need GE 4D View or other 3D software.
To convert other file formats to the "Medical Imaging Volume" file type, you need software like GE 4D View or a similar tool.
The .vol extension is primarily associated with Kretz 3D Ultrasound Volume files, generated by diagnostic imaging equipment from GE Healthcare (formerly Kretztechnik). These files contain raw voxel data used to render 3D static images or 4D real-time motion scans, frequently distributed to patients on CDs alongside standard reports. A secondary but significant usage is found in the gaming industry, where .vol functions as a proprietary container format (similar to ZIP) for archiving assets in games like Gran Turismo, World of Tanks, and Tribes 2.
For medical users, the primary challenge is accessibility. Because .vol files contain raw volumetric data rather than standard video streams, they cannot be opened by default media players like VLC or Windows Media Player. Viewing them typically requires specialized, often expensive, software like GE 4D View or legacy viewers that may not run on modern operating systems. For gamers, the friction lies in the binary encoding; standard extraction tools cannot unpack the textures or models without specific scripts. To make medical data usable, users should convert .vol to AVI or MP4 for easy viewing, DICOM for professional medical archiving, or STL/OBJ meshes for 3D printing. Gamers generally need to extract the contents to standard formats like PNG, WAV, or OBJ for modding.
Convert.Guru analyzes your VOL file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
Users also converted VOL1, VOL2, ZIP, EGG, EXE, JPG, PKPASS, SDOCX and CDB files.
If you want to convert VOL file to EXE, ISO, BIN, CUE, PAK, WAD, PK3, PK4, BSP, MAP, SAV or DAT, you can use GE 4D View or similar software from the "3D Ultrasound Volume Storage" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert MOD, BIN, CFG, SCX, DAT, MPQ, LOG, CUE, INI, EXE, SCM or ISO files to VOL, try GE 4D View or another comparable tool in the "3D Ultrasound Volume Storage" 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 VOL converter.