[Tool] Made a free browser converter: Path of Building → in-game .build file (PoE2)
Hey all,
Built a small browser tool that converts a Path of Building code (or http://pobb.in URL) into the new .build file format the
in-game Build Planner reads. Paste, download, drop the file into your BuildPlanner folder, pick it from the in-game
menu.
Live: https://chesler410.github.io/poe2-build-forge/
What it does
- Accepts a raw PoB export string or a http://pobb.in URL
- Decodes the wire format (URL-safe base64 + zlib XML)
- Maps PoB's tree node IDs to GGG's passive skill IDs
- Outputs a schema-validated .build JSON file ready for the BuildPlanner folder
Notes
- Free, open source (MIT), browser-only — no signup, no backend, no tracking
- Conversion is fully client-side; nothing leaves your machine
- Source: https://github.com/chesler410/poe2-build-forge
Heads up on the build process: I paired with an AI assistant (Anthropic's Claude) — I drove design and testing, AI
wrote most of the TypeScript. Every commit credits the assistant in its message and the repo is fully open if anyone
wants to inspect.
Early days — would love feedback. If something looks off when you try it with your own build, drop a comment or open a
GitHub issue. The site footer shows version + commit SHA, which is gold for bug reports.
Thanks.