VPKEdit is a versatile CLI/GUI tool designed to create, read, and write several pack file formats used in various game engines. It supports a wide range of formats, including VPK, PAK, GCF, WAD, and more, enabling users to preview, extract, and modify files within these archives.
Key Features:
Multi-format Support: Handles over 20 different pack file formats, catering to various game engines like Source, Quake, and others.
Preview Capabilities: View audio, text, images, and models directly from pack files without extraction.
Pack Creation & Modification: Create new pack files or modify existing ones by adding/removing files and folders.
Text Editing: Directly edit text files within writable pack files.
Cross-platform Compatibility: Available on Linux (Debian, Arch, NixOS) and Windows, with no external dependencies required for the CLI version.
Multi-language Interface: Supports translations into multiple languages, enhancing accessibility.
Audience & Benefit:
Ideal for developers, modders, and game enthusiasts who need to manage or modify pack files across different engines. VPKEdit streamlines file management, saving time and effort through its robust features and user-friendly interface.
README
VPKEdit
VPKEdit is an open source MIT-licensed tool that can create, extract from, preview the contents of and write to several pack file formats.
Installing
Please read this file for step-by-step installation instructions. VPKEdit is available for Windows 7+ and
macOS (arm64), and has been packaged for multiple Linux distributions.
Features
Supported file formats:
Format
Description
Create
Read
Write
007
Asset pack (007 - Nightfire)
❌
✅
❌
APK
Axiom PacK file (Fairy Tale Busters)
✅
✅
✅
BEE_PACK
BEE2.4 Package
✅
✅
✅
BMZ
Bonus Map Zip (Source Engine)
✅
✅
✅
BSP
Source 1 Map
N/A
✅
✅
FGP
File group (PS3, The Orange Box)
✅
✅
✅
FPX
VPK modification (Tactical Intervention)
✅
✅
✅
GCF
Game Cache File (Pre-SteamPipe Steam games)
❌
✅
❌
GMA
Garry's Mod Addon
❌
✅
✅
HOG
Unknown acronym (Descent)
❌
✅
❌
OL
Worldcraft Object Library
❌
✅
❌
ORE
Unknown acronym (Narbacular Drop)
❌
✅
❌
PAK
PAcK file (Quake I&II, original Half-Life, HROT, etc.)
✅
✅
✅
PCK
Godot PaCK file (Standalone or embedded)
✅
✅
✅
PK3
PacK v3 (Quake III, RTCW, W:ET)
✅
✅
✅
PK4
PacK v4 (Quake IV, Doom 3)
✅
✅
✅
PKZ
PacK file (Quake II RTX)
✅
✅
✅
SIN
SiN pack file (SiN 1998)
❌
✅
✅
VPK
Valve PacK file (Source Engine)
✅
✅
✅
VPK
Vampire PacK file (V:TMB)
✅
✅
✅
VPP
Volition Pack file (Red Faction, Saints Row)
❌
✅
❌
WAD
Where's All the Data (GoldSrc Engine)
✅
✅
✅
XZP
Xbox ZiP (Xbox Half-Life 2)
❌
✅
❌
ZIP
ZIP file
✅
✅
✅
Preview files contained within the pack file without extracting them:
Audio
Text files (any encoding)
KeyValues files (text files with syntax highlighting)
Please read this file to see all keyboard shortcuts.
A separate application with no external dependencies (vpkeditcli) provides a command-line interface.
> [!NOTE]
> If you need to edit files for a Source 2 game, consider using Source 2 Viewer instead.
> This application targets GoldSrc and Source 1, and will not parse any Source 2 filetypes.
This project accepts a wide range of contributions, mostly code and translations. Code contributions are done through this GitHub repository.
Translations are open to everyone, only requiring a free POEditor account, and are hosted at https://poeditor.com/join/project/yxR9MLc9X2.
Any contributors will be added to the credits in the form of a text file shipped with the CLI application and a popup in the GUI application.
Backend
This tool is powered by a collection of open-source C++20 Source engine parsers called sourcepp.
