How to convert OSM to PBF
Converting a .OSM file to .PBF lets you open the content in software that prefers the .PBF format, though some details may change compared with the original. We are still putting together the list of programs that handle .OSM files.
A full step-by-step guide for this conversion is on the way; the information above is drawn straight from our database.
About these formats
.OSM
OpenStreetMap data file
An OSM file is raw OpenStreetMap geographic data - points, lines, and areas with tags - stored as plain XML. Open it in JOSM or QGIS to see it on a map. For large regional extracts, use the…
Open .OSM details →
.PBF
Turtle Beach Pinnacle Bank File
A PBF file is a Turtle Beach Pinnacle Bank File, a binary instrument patch bank for the Turtle Beach Pinnacle ISA sound card from 1996. It stores synthesizer patch definitions but no audio…
Open .PBF details →
