diff --git a/G-Earth/src/main/java/gearth/services/extensionhandler/ExtensionHandler.java b/G-Earth/src/main/java/gearth/services/extensionhandler/ExtensionHandler.java
index 4296bb7..575f93c 100644
--- a/G-Earth/src/main/java/gearth/services/extensionhandler/ExtensionHandler.java
+++ b/G-Earth/src/main/java/gearth/services/extensionhandler/ExtensionHandler.java
@@ -212,6 +212,27 @@ public class ExtensionHandler {
                     protected void manipulatedPacket(HMessage hMessage) {
                         onExtensionRespond(extension, hMessage);
                     }
+
+                    @Override
+                    protected void packetToStringRequest(HPacket packet) {
+                        String s = "";
+                        String expression = "s";
+                        try {
+                            s = packet.toString();
+                            if (packet.length() > 3000) {
+                                expression = packet.toExpression();
+                            }
+                        }
+                        finally {
+                            extension.packetToStringResponse(s, expression);
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                    @Override
+                    protected void stringToPacketRequest(String string) {
+                        HPacket packet = new HPacket(string);
+                        extension.stringToPacketResponse(packet);
+                    }
                 };
 
                 extension.getExtensionObservable().addListener(listener);
diff --git a/G-Earth/src/main/java/gearth/services/extensionhandler/extensions/ExtensionListener.java b/G-Earth/src/main/java/gearth/services/extensionhandler/extensions/ExtensionListener.java
index f7120ca..080c7c9 100644
--- a/G-Earth/src/main/java/gearth/services/extensionhandler/extensions/ExtensionListener.java
+++ b/G-Earth/src/main/java/gearth/services/extensionhandler/extensions/ExtensionListener.java
@@ -12,4 +12,7 @@ public abstract class ExtensionListener {
     protected void log(String text) {}
     protected void hasClosed() {}
 
+    protected void packetToStringRequest(HPacket packet) {}
+    protected void stringToPacketRequest(String string) {}
+
 }
diff --git a/G-Earth/src/main/java/gearth/services/extensionhandler/extensions/GEarthExtension.java b/G-Earth/src/main/java/gearth/services/extensionhandler/extensions/GEarthExtension.java
index c38e428..61bfc32 100644
--- a/G-Earth/src/main/java/gearth/services/extensionhandler/extensions/GEarthExtension.java
+++ b/G-Earth/src/main/java/gearth/services/extensionhandler/extensions/GEarthExtension.java
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ import gearth.services.extensionhandler.extensions.listeners.OmRemoveClickListen
 import gearth.services.extensionhandler.extensions.listeners.OnClickListener;
 import gearth.services.extensionhandler.extensions.listeners.OnDeleteListener;
 
+import java.util.function.Consumer;
+
 public abstract class GEarthExtension {
 
 
@@ -40,6 +42,8 @@ public abstract class GEarthExtension {
     public abstract void connectionEnd();
     public abstract void init();
     public abstract void close();
+    public abstract void packetToStringResponse(String string, String expression);
+    public abstract void stringToPacketResponse(HPacket packet);
     // ---------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
@@ -78,6 +82,19 @@ public abstract class GEarthExtension {
     protected void hasClosed() {
         extensionObservable.fireEvent(ExtensionListener::hasClosed);
     }
+
+    protected void packetToStringRequest(HPacket packet) {
+        int orgIndex = packet.getReadIndex();
+        extensionObservable.fireEvent(listener -> {
+            packet.setReadIndex(6);
+            listener.packetToStringRequest(packet);
+        });
+        packet.setReadIndex(orgIndex);
+    }
+    protected void stringToPacketRequest(String string) {
+        extensionObservable.fireEvent(l -> l.stringToPacketRequest(string));
+    }
+
     // --------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
diff --git a/G-Earth/src/main/java/gearth/services/extensionhandler/extensions/implementations/network/NetworkExtension.java b/G-Earth/src/main/java/gearth/services/extensionhandler/extensions/implementations/network/NetworkExtension.java
index f40b790..2539d1c 100644
--- a/G-Earth/src/main/java/gearth/services/extensionhandler/extensions/implementations/network/NetworkExtension.java
+++ b/G-Earth/src/main/java/gearth/services/extensionhandler/extensions/implementations/network/NetworkExtension.java
@@ -88,6 +88,14 @@ public class NetworkExtension extends GEarthExtension {
                         else if (message.headerId() == NetworkExtensionInfo.INCOMING_MESSAGES_IDS.EXTENSIONCONSOLELOG) {
                             log(message.readString());
                         }
+                        else if (message.headerId() == NetworkExtensionInfo.INCOMING_MESSAGES_IDS.PACKETTOSTRING_REQUEST) {
+                            HPacket p = new HPacket(new byte[0]);
+                            p.constructFromString(message.readLongString());
+                            packetToStringRequest(p);
+                        }
+                        else if (message.headerId() == NetworkExtensionInfo.INCOMING_MESSAGES_IDS.STRINGTOPACKET_REQUEST) {
+                            stringToPacketRequest(message.readLongString());
+                        }
 
                     }
 
@@ -211,4 +219,19 @@ public class NetworkExtension extends GEarthExtension {
             connection.close();
         } catch (IOException ignored) { }
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public void packetToStringResponse(String string, String expression) {
+        HPacket packet = new HPacket(NetworkExtensionInfo.OUTGOING_MESSAGES_IDS.PACKETTOSTRING_RESPONSE);
+        packet.appendLongString(string);
+        packet.appendLongString(expression);
+        sendMessage(packet);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void stringToPacketResponse(HPacket packetFromString) {
+        HPacket packet = new HPacket(NetworkExtensionInfo.OUTGOING_MESSAGES_IDS.STRINGTOPACKET_RESPONSE);
+        packet.appendLongString(packet.stringify());
+        sendMessage(packet);
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/G-Earth/src/main/java/gearth/services/extensionhandler/extensions/implementations/network/NetworkExtensionInfo.java b/G-Earth/src/main/java/gearth/services/extensionhandler/extensions/implementations/network/NetworkExtensionInfo.java
index 17d9f2e..9ea10e1 100644
--- a/G-Earth/src/main/java/gearth/services/extensionhandler/extensions/implementations/network/NetworkExtensionInfo.java
+++ b/G-Earth/src/main/java/gearth/services/extensionhandler/extensions/implementations/network/NetworkExtensionInfo.java
@@ -87,6 +87,9 @@ public class NetworkExtensionInfo {
         public static final int CONNECTIONSTART = 5;
         public static final int CONNECTIONEND = 6;
         public static final int INIT = 7;
+
+        public static final int PACKETTOSTRING_RESPONSE = 20;
+        public static final int STRINGTOPACKET_RESPONSE = 21;
     }
 
 
@@ -95,6 +98,10 @@ public class NetworkExtensionInfo {
         public static final int MANIPULATEDPACKET = 2;
         public static final int REQUESTFLAGS = 3;
         public static final int SENDMESSAGE = 4;
+
+        public static final int PACKETTOSTRING_REQUEST = 20;
+        public static final int STRINGTOPACKET_REQUEST = 21;
+
         public static final int EXTENSIONCONSOLELOG = 98;
     }
 
diff --git a/G-Earth/src/main/java/gearth/services/extensionhandler/extensions/implementations/simple/ExampleExtension.java b/G-Earth/src/main/java/gearth/services/extensionhandler/extensions/implementations/simple/ExampleExtension.java
index 98752f2..e04b043 100644
--- a/G-Earth/src/main/java/gearth/services/extensionhandler/extensions/implementations/simple/ExampleExtension.java
+++ b/G-Earth/src/main/java/gearth/services/extensionhandler/extensions/implementations/simple/ExampleExtension.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package gearth.services.extensionhandler.extensions.implementations.simple;
 
 import gearth.protocol.HMessage;
+import gearth.protocol.HPacket;
 import gearth.services.extensionhandler.extensions.GEarthExtension;
 
 public class ExampleExtension extends GEarthExtension {
@@ -105,4 +106,18 @@ public class ExampleExtension extends GEarthExtension {
         // finish up and call "hasClosed()"
         hasClosed();
     }
+
+
+
+
+    // ignore these
+    @Override
+    public void packetToStringResponse(String string, String expression) {
+
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void stringToPacketResponse(HPacket packet) {
+
+    }
 }