VYF Converter

Extract text from Samsung voice recordings (VYF)


Drop or upload your .VYF file
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How to extract text from your VYF file

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

Convert VYF to another file type

To convert VYF recordings to another format, you need Samsung Voice Recorder or other Audio software.

Convert a file to VYF

To convert other file formats to the "Voice Recording File" file type, you need software like Samsung Voice Recorder or a similar tool.


About VYF files

The .vyf file extension is a proprietary audio container created by Samsung for their early digital voice recorders and portable media players. It primarily stores highly compressed voice memos and lectures. Historically, accessing these files required discontinued desktop utilities like Samsung Media Studio or the official Samsung Voice Recorder PC tool. Users encounter significant friction with .vyf files today because the format is entirely closed and obsolete. The files are not supported by modern web browsers, cannot be shared via messaging apps, and will not open natively in Windows, macOS, iOS, or Android. Relying on legacy software to decode the proprietary codec poses security risks and compatibility limits. Standard digital audio workstations (DAWs) like Audacity or Adobe Premiere Pro will simply reject the file. To make the audio useful, conversion is mandatory. For broad compatibility, web sharing, or playback on smartphones, convert to MP3 or M4A. For archival purposes or if you need to perform noise-reduction editing, convert to WAV to prevent further compression artifacts. Drag and drop your file here to analyze and convert it - free, online, and without installing obsolete software.

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FAQ

If you want to convert VYF file to MP3, WAV, AAC, FLAC, OGG, WMA, M4A, AIFF, OPUS, ALAC, APE or WV, you can use Samsung Voice Recorder or similar software from the "Voice Recording Storage" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….

To convert MIDI, AAC, TTA, AU, WV, DTS, MID, FLAC, RA, MP3, PCM or WAV files to VYF, try Samsung Voice Recorder or another comparable tool in the "Voice Recording Storage" category.



The VYF 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 VYF converter.