XMMAS Converter

Extract text from MindManager themes (XMMAS)


Drop or upload your .XMMAS file

How to extract text from your XMMAS file

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

Convert XMMAS to another file type

To convert XMMAS themes to another format, you need MindManager or other Settings software.

Convert a file to XMMAS

To convert other file formats to the "XML Theme File" file type, you need software like MindManager or a similar tool.


About XMMAS files

The .xmmas file functions as a visual theme stylesheet for MindManager, a popular commercial mind mapping application. It stores specific formatting rules - such as node colors, line weights, font families, and background images - that dictate how a mind map looks. Managed primarily by Corel / Alludo, this format relies on an underlying XML structure to organize these design parameters. You can learn more about the software's history on its Wikipedia page. The major disadvantage of the .xmmas format is that it is strictly proprietary and confusing for regular users. It requires an expensive, active subscription to MindManager to apply visually. Furthermore, users often mistake it for an actual mind map document, but it contains zero user data or branches - only the styling rules. Because web browsers and standard image viewers cannot parse this specific schema, sharing this file with colleagues who lack the software is pointless. Standard online converters fail to process .xmmas files because there is no visual map to render into an image. You cannot directly convert an .xmmas file to a PDF or JPG. The best conversion targets are text-based formats like XML, TXT, or HTML, which allow developers or designers to extract the raw color hex codes and font properties. This file format is difficult to open or convert visually since only the original software can properly read or export the theme data. Our analysis engine can detect the embedded XML, bypass the proprietary limitations, and allow you to view the raw text and extract underlying assets.

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


FAQ

If you want to convert XMMAS file to , you can use MindManager or similar software from the "Mind Map Theme Storage" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….

To convert files to XMMAS, try MindManager or another comparable tool in the "Mind Map Theme Storage" category.



The XMMAS 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 XMMAS converter.