Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your ZGM file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert ZGM to another file type
To convert ZGM images to another format, you need Zenographics Mirage or other Vector Image software.
Convert a file to ZGM
To convert other file formats to the "Legacy Metafile" file type, you need software like Zenographics Mirage or a similar tool.
About ZGM files
A .ZGM file is a legacy vector and raster graphics metafile developed by Zenographics. It was primarily used by early Zenographics presentation and graphing software, such as Mirage, to store complex visual data. The primary disadvantage of this format is its severe obsolescence. It is entirely proprietary and relies on an abandoned rendering architecture. Modern web browsers, standard operating system viewers, and industry-standard graphic editors like Adobe Illustrator or CorelDRAW do not support .ZGM files natively. Relying on this format today means your graphics are locked in an inaccessible container, making collaboration and web publishing impossible. To restore accessibility to your assets, you should convert .ZGM files to open standards like SVG for scalable vectors, PNG for lossless web rasterization, or PDF for document sharing. Converting these files is notoriously difficult because standard online converters fail to process .ZGM files. It is a closed, proprietary format, and 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 ZGM file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
If you want to convert ZGM file to SVG, AI, EPS, PDF, JPG, CDR, WMF, EMF, SWF, FLA, XFL or SKETCH, you can use Zenographics Mirage or similar software from the "Legacy Graphics Metafile Storage" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert AFPUB, EPS, FIG, VSD, SKETCH, VDX, AFPHOTO, PDF, AFDESIGN, SVG, VSDX or AI files to ZGM, try Zenographics Mirage or another comparable tool in the "Legacy Graphics Metafile Storage" category.
The ZGM 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 ZGM converter.