Both .bib and .bibtex files are actually BibTex documents, just with different variant of file extension. You do not have to search for bib to bibtex conversion, just rename the suffix of your files. In any case, you should be read / open BibTex files using BibTex solutions regardless of the actual file ending.
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Conversion of bib file format to bibtex file format beta
Search for bib to bibtex converter or software able to handle these file types.
Convert BibTeX document to BibTeX document.
We have found one software suitable in our database for this conversion.
Multiplatform software 
- convert bib to bibtex on any platform
JabRef
A reference management software
File extension | Convert | Open | Save | Edit | Create | Import | Export | Extract |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Convert from bib file | No | Yes | Yes | bib editor | Yes | No | No | No |
to bibtex file | No | Yes | Yes | bibtex editor | Yes | No | No | No |
The table with program actions contains information about what each program is capable of doing with their files. This may be a good pointer for further searches for certain file conversions and help you find the converter you are looking for if our search result is insufficient for you. However, it is far from perfect and may sometimes show results which are not really usable because of the nature of the software handles the files. So a conversion that appears as possible, just because of matched actions, may in fact not be possible.
Additional links: Open bib file, Open bibtex file
BIB
Files with bib extension are in most cases documents from the BibTeX reference management software.
BIBTEX
Files with bibtex extension can be most typically found as bibliographic databases from BibTeX reference management software.
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