WRZ Converter

Extract text from compressed VRML worlds (WRZ)


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

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

Convert WRZ to another file type

To convert WRZ VRML worlds to another format, you need Blender or other 3D software.

Convert a file to WRZ

To convert other file formats to the "Legacy Web 3D" file type, you need software like Blender or a similar tool.


About WRZ files

A .WRZ file is essentially a time capsule from the early days of the 3D web - specifically, a GZIP-compressed Virtual Reality Modeling Language (.WRL) world. Developed to minimize download times over dial-up connections, these files contain 3D scene descriptions, geometry, and textures. The key problem today is obsolescence; modern browsers like Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge no longer support the NPAPI plugins required to render them, effectively locking the content away. Additionally, because the file is compressed, you cannot inspect the source code in a text editor without first expanding it. To modernize these assets, you should convert them immediately. For editing in current software like Blender or Autodesk Maya, convert the WRZ to OBJ or FBX. If you intend to display the model on a modern website, GLB (glTF) is the superior, widely supported standard. For 3D printing applications, converting to STL allows for easy slicing.

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


FAQ

If you want to convert WRZ file to OBJ, FBX, DAE, 3DS, MAX, BLEND, MA, MB, C4D, STL, PLY or WRL, you can use Blender or similar software from the "Compressed 3D Web Scene" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….

To convert DWG, DAE, X3D, IGES, WRL, JT, SKP, 3DS, 3DM, OBJ, STEP or FBX files to WRZ, try Blender or another comparable tool in the "Compressed 3D Web Scene" category.



The WRZ 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 WRZ converter.