Extract text from Webshots pictures (WB0)
To convert WB0 pictures to another format, you need Webshots Desktop or other Raster Image software.
To convert other file formats to the "Proprietary Image Wrapper" file type, you need software like Webshots Desktop or a similar tool.
The .WB0 file is a legacy, proprietary image wrapper created by the classic Webshots Desktop application. Popular in the early 2000s, this software was used extensively for managing desktop wallpapers and screensavers. The .WB0 format, along with its sister formats like WB1 and WBC, does not store raw image data in a standard way; instead, it encrypts or wraps a standard image inside a proprietary container originally managed by AG Interactive.
The primary disadvantage of the .WB0 format is its severe vendor lock-in. It is a closed, proprietary format designed specifically to prevent users from easily sharing or editing high-resolution wallpapers outside of the Webshots ecosystem. Consequently, modern operating systems, web browsers, and standard image editors like Adobe Photoshop cannot open these files. Users with old archives of .WB0 files face a very real risk of data loss, as the original software that authored them is largely obsolete and modern versions of Webshots have moved to a subscription-based model that abandons older desktop formats.
To reclaim your images, you must convert .WB0 files to universally supported target formats like JPG or PNG. Converting to JPG strips away the restrictive proprietary DRM wrapper, extracting the core raster image data without significant quality loss. However, this file format is notoriously difficult to open or convert because standard online converters fail to parse the proprietary Webshots headers.
Often, only legacy third-party extraction tools or the original software can properly read or export the data. If our analysis detects a supported underlying or embedded image format, viewing or conversion may still be possible.
Convert.Guru analyzes your WB0 file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
If you want to convert WB0 file to , you can use Webshots Desktop or similar software from the "Wallpaper Image Storage" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert files to WB0, try Webshots Desktop or another comparable tool in the "Wallpaper Image 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 WB0 converter.