Extract text from WSF files
To convert your WSF file to another format, you need Windows Script Host or other Developer software.
To convert other file formats to the "Automation Script" file type, you need software like Windows Script Host or a similar tool.
WSF (Windows Script File) acts as a flexible, XML-based container designed by Microsoft to execute command-line scripts. Unlike standard VBS or JS files, a .WSF file allows developers to mix multiple scripting languages (such as JScript and VBScript) within a single file and reference external type libraries. While powerful for Windows system administration and task automation, this format presents significant friction for sharing and inspection. Because .WSF files are executable, they are frequently flagged as security threats by email filters (like Gmail and Outlook) and antivirus software to prevent malware transmission. Furthermore, opening them directly on a non-Windows environment (like macOS or Linux) is useless without a compatible interpreter, and double-clicking them on Windows executes the code rather than displaying it, which poses a safety risk if the source is untrusted.
To safely inspect the code or share the logic without triggering security blocks, users often need to convert these files. For code review and safe distribution, converting to plain TXT is the standard approach, ensuring the script opens in any text editor like Notepad++ without executing. If you need to isolate specific logic, you might extract the inner content to standalone JS or VBS files. For documentation purposes, converting the code structure to PDF ensures a fixed layout for archiving.
Convert.Guru analyzes your WSF file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
Users also converted SWF, PDF, EXE, CMD, JSE and PS1 files.
If you want to convert WSF file to EXE, MSI, APP, DMG, DEB, RPM, PKG, RUN, SH, BAT, CMD or COM, you can use Windows Script Host or similar software from the "Windows Automation Scripting" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert JAR, APP, SCR, IPA, COM, AAB, PS1, DMG, VBS, EXE, XAPK or MSI files to WSF, try Windows Script Host or another comparable tool in the "Windows Automation Scripting" 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 WSF converter.