Extract text from Game audio or spreadsheet files (WSS)
To convert WSS Files to another format, you need Wwise or other Audio software.
To convert other file formats to the "Game Sound Asset" file type, you need software like Wwise or a similar tool.
The .WSS file extension is most commonly a game audio sound file used by Bohemia Interactive in the Arma game series, or a sound asset managed by Wwise. In business environments, it frequently functions as a spreadsheet data file exported by legacy software like Microsoft Works, PrimaSoft Organizer Pro, or Jedox Web Spreadsheet. Alternatively, it can store web projects for the discontinued Web Page Maker software.
You typically need specialized modding tools, the original game engine, or legacy desktop applications to open these files natively. Users usually need to convert .WSS audio files because the format is proprietary and highly restrictive. Standard media players like VLC cannot play them, and web browsers do not support them. Similarly, .WSS spreadsheets are unreadable in modern suites like Google Workspace without conversion. If you have an audio variant, your best conversion targets are WAV, OGG, or MP3, though you will likely lose proprietary game-engine looping metadata. For spreadsheets, converting to XLSX or CSV is ideal.
This file format is exceptionally difficult to open or convert because the extension is highly fragmented. A single .WSS file might internally be raw game audio data, a Microsoft Compound document, a ZIP archive, a GZIP stream, or plain XML. Often, only the original software can properly read or export the data. Standard online converters fail because they misidentify the file type. We inspect the file's internal signature - if our analysis detects a supported underlying or embedded format, viewing or conversion may still be successful.
Convert.Guru analyzes your WSS file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
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If you want to convert WSS file to , you can use Wwise or similar software from the "Game Audio Storage" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert files to WSS, try Wwise or another comparable tool in the "Game Audio Storage" category.
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