Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your XCARCHIVE file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert XCARCHIVE to another file type
To convert XCARCHIVE archives to another format, you need Xcode or other Developer software.
Convert a file to XCARCHIVE
To convert other file formats to the "macOS Package Bundle" file type, you need software like Xcode or a similar tool.
About XCARCHIVE files
A .xcarchive file is an Xcode application archive bundle generated by Apple's development IDE. It acts as a staging container created after compiling an iOS or macOS app. Although it appears as a single file on macOS, it is actually a directory bundle containing compiled APP binaries, PLIST property lists, and dSYM debug files. This format is heavily restricted to the Apple ecosystem. On Windows or Linux, it appears as a regular folder, and transferring it across non-Apple file systems often corrupts internal symlinks and code signatures. You cannot install a .xcarchive directly on a mobile device. Developers must convert the archive into an IPA file for iOS deployment or compress it into a ZIP for sharing. Standard online converters fail to process it because it is a complex directory structure that relies on Apple's proprietary code-signing tools. Because it is a closed bundle, direct executable conversion is difficult outside of macOS. However, you can drag and drop your zipped file to see what it is and convert it if supported. convert.guru can identify the bundle format, inspect the file structure, and extract internal text or assets. If our analysis detects a supported underlying or embedded format like an internal property list, viewing or conversion may still be possible.
Convert.Guru analyzes your XCARCHIVE file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
If you want to convert XCARCHIVE file to IPA, JS, TS, PY, JAVA, CPP, C, CS, PHP, RB, GO or RS, you can use Xcode or similar software from the "Application Archive Bundle" 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 XCARCHIVE, try Xcode or another comparable tool in the "Application Archive Bundle" category.
The XCARCHIVE 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 XCARCHIVE converter.