Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your ZS file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert ZS to another file type
To convert ZS files to another format, you need Zstandard or CraftTweaker or other Game software.
Convert a file to ZS
To convert other file formats to the "Game Data and Script" file type, you need software like Zstandard or CraftTweaker or a similar tool.
About ZS files
The .zs file format generally serves two very different purposes: high-speed data compression and video game modding. Most commonly, it is a Zstandard Compressed Archive, an algorithm developed by Meta and used for Nintendo Switch game data and PC games. Alternatively, it is a ZenScript file used by the CraftTweaker mod to alter recipes in Minecraft. You can read more about the compression on Wikipedia's Zstandard page. The major disadvantage of the .ZS compressed format is poor native system support. Neither Windows nor macOS can open Zstandard archives out of the box. Users are forced to download command-line utilities or install third-party plugins. If you are dealing with a ZenScript file, the strict syntax means a single missing bracket can crash your game. To avoid software installation headaches, you should convert these files. For game archives, convert .ZS to universally supported ZIP or TAR files so you can extract the contents natively. If you need to edit or share a Minecraft mod script, convert it to TXT or JSON for easy reading on any device.
Convert.Guru analyzes your ZS file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
If you want to convert ZS file to EXE, ISO, BIN, CUE, PAK, WAD, PK3, PK4, BSP, MAP, SAV or DAT, you can use Zstandard or CraftTweaker or similar software from the "Game Compression and Mod Scripting" 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 ZS, try Zstandard or CraftTweaker or another comparable tool in the "Game Compression and Mod Scripting" category.
The ZS 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 ZS converter.