WSI Converter

Extract text from Backup and installer projects (WSI)


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

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

Convert WSI to another file type

To convert WSI Project files to another format, you need CyberLink PowerRecover or other Backup software.

Convert a file to WSI

To convert other file formats to the "Backup Index File" file type, you need software like CyberLink PowerRecover or a similar tool.


About WSI files

The .WSI file extension primarily serves two highly distinct functions. Most frequently, it acts as a system backup image index created by CyberLink PowerRecover. In this context, it uses an internal XML structure to store critical metadata, mapping out data blocks stored within a larger disk image archive. Alternatively, it functions as a Windows Installer setup project file originally developed by Wise Package Studio (now part of Revenera). This variation utilizes the Microsoft Compound file structure to store installation parameters before they are compiled into an executable format. Both variations of the .WSI file present significant disadvantages for everyday users. They are strictly proprietary formats locked into specialized ecosystems. A CyberLink index is practically useless without the multi-gigabyte disk image it references. Meanwhile, Wise installer projects often require outdated or expensive legacy authoring environments to compile. Consequently, standard online converters fail to process these files because they cannot replicate the original software environments. If you possess a .WSI setup file, the necessary conversion targets are compiled MSI or EXE files, which strictly require the original compiler. For the backup index, extracting the raw XML to a basic TXT file is possible but rarely aids in actual system restoration. Explain why this file format is difficult to open or convert: it is heavily reliant on external dependencies. Emphasize that often only the original software can properly read or export the data. However, just drag and drop your file to convert.guru to identify the format, view it, and convert it when possible. convert.guru can still identify the file format, inspect the file, and show text or internal content. If our analysis detects a supported underlying or embedded format, like the raw XML or Microsoft Compound streams, viewing or conversion may still be possible.

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

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FAQ

If you want to convert WSI file to JS, TS, PY, JAVA, CPP, C, CS, PHP, RB, GO, RS or SWIFT, you can use CyberLink PowerRecover or similar software from the "System Backup Image Index" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….

To convert SH, PY, KT, PS1, SWIFT, LUA, PL, JAVA, SCALA, JS, VBS or TS files to WSI, try CyberLink PowerRecover or another comparable tool in the "System Backup Image Index" category.



The WSI 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 WSI converter.