Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your XBS file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert XBS to another file type
To convert XBS scripts to another format, you need XnView MP or other Settings software.
Convert a file to XBS
To convert other file formats to the "Batch Processing Script" file type, you need software like XnView MP or a similar tool.
About XBS files
The .xbs file extension is primarily a XnView Batch Script. These files store automated image processing routines created in XnView MP, detailing operations like resizing, watermarking, or format conversion across multiple images. Underneath, an .xbs file is structured using standard XML. This means the script itself contains plain text nodes describing the exact filters, output paths, and parameters required by the XnView batch processing engine. The core problem with .xbs files is that they are deeply tied to the proprietary XnView ecosystem. They do not contain the actual images, only the instructions. You cannot convert an .xbs file into a JPG or PNG because there is no image data inside. Users often try to convert them to TXT or XML to read the internal parameters or migrate the logic to a different scripting language. Because this is a proprietary script rather than media data, standard online converters fail to process it. Just drag and drop your file to identify the format, view it, and convert it when possible on convert.guru. We can extract the underlying XML structure so you can inspect the batch actions without needing to install XnView.
Convert.Guru analyzes your XBS file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
If you want to convert XBS file to , you can use XnView MP or similar software from the "Automated Image Processing Script" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert files to XBS, try XnView MP or another comparable tool in the "Automated Image Processing Script" category.
The XBS 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 XBS converter.