Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your YMAP file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert YMAP to another file type
To convert YMAP map files to another format, you need CodeWalker or other Game software.
Convert a file to YMAP
To convert other file formats to the "Game Map Entity File" file type, you need software like CodeWalker or a similar tool.
About YMAP files
The .YMAP file is primarily a map entity file used by the Rockstar Advanced Game Engine (RAGE) for Grand Theft Auto V. These files dictate the exact placement, rotation, scale, and level-of-detail (LOD) for 3D props and buildings across the game world. A much smaller number of .YMAP files belong to the MindGenius mind mapping software, where they store brainstorming diagrams using a Microsoft Compound file structure. Users typically need to convert .YMAP files when creating or installing custom maps for GTA V. The original format is a compiled binary file that is impossible to read in a standard text editor. Modders must convert the binary .YMAP to an .XML format using community tools like CodeWalker or OpenIV. Once converted to .XML, users can manually edit XYZ coordinates or object names. For MindGenius users, the disadvantage is that the format is locked behind a commercial software license, making it frustrating to share with clients who do not own the app. We recommend converting GTA V .YMAP files to .XML for editing, and then compiling them back to .YMAP to load them into the game. Mind map users should export their diagrams to .PDF or .PNG for universal viewing. These formats are highly proprietary and difficult to handle outside their native ecosystems. Game map files contain complex binary structures specifically optimized for the RAGE engine, while MindGenius uses closed internal formatting. Standard online converters completely fail to process them. Emphasize that often only the original software can properly read or export the data. If our analysis detects a supported underlying or embedded format, viewing or conversion may still be possible.
Convert.Guru analyzes your YMAP file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
If you want to convert YMAP file to XML, EXE, ISO, BIN, CUE, PAK, WAD, PK3, PK4, BSP, MAP or SAV, you can use CodeWalker or similar software from the "Game Modding & Map Data" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert MOD, BIN, CFG, SCX, DAT, MPQ, LOG, CUE, INI, EXE, SCM or ISO files to YMAP, try CodeWalker or another comparable tool in the "Game Modding & Map Data" category.
The YMAP 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 YMAP converter.