Game resource package
File type: Archive and compressed file, Game file
Files with pak extension are traditionally used for package files. These files are used in many programs and especially in computer games. A typical .pak file can contain various resources used in the game, such as graphics or sounds. Can be extracted with specialized tools and sometimes with common archivers.
Found 5 different file type records with the same pak filename suffix.
File type category:
Archive and compressed file
Game file
Date updated: December 24, 2024
File extension pak is used by computer games for their resource archives.
The .pak files are archives or compressed files, which contains various game files such as graphic files, sprites, game sounds, music, objects and another data, that are required in order to play the game.
Some utilities, often developed by fans, are able to extract the contents of such files. Probably the most used tool is Dragon UnPACker that is able to access the contents of game files from plethora of games.
Some pak files can also be simply be in common archive formats, such as rar, or zip, with their extension renamed to PAK.
Games reported to be using PAK format for some of their resource files:
Most *.pak files can be opened and extracted with Dragon UnPACker.
Generally speaking, it is unlikely any of the PAK game archives could be converted to something else. However you may find tools that can extract the contents of these files.
Software applications that can open pak files:
Microsoft Windows
Software apps that create pak files:
Microsoft Windows
Software apps that convert pak files:
Microsoft Windows
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Software apps that import pak files:
Microsoft Windows
Software apps that extract pak files:
Microsoft Windows
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Software applications that handle other tasks involving pak files:
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft MS-DOS
File type category:
Archive and compressed file
Date updated: August 13, 2019
Record marked as obsolete and not updated for a long time.
The pak file extension seems to once also have been used for some kind of package in CrazyTalk facial animation software. Perhaps originally meant as some kind of export format, however latest version does not seem to use this.
As far as we know, these packages can only be accessed using CrazyTalk and from what we could gather, only in some older version.
We do not know about any possible conversion for this particular *.pak file type, but perhaps it is just RAR/ZIP renamed to PAK.
File type category:
Various data file
Date updated: May 11, 2017
The pak file extension is associated with the LogiKal, a German software aimed for architecture and metal-working, available for various platforms, developed and sold by Orgdata.
The pak file contains some kind of data used by Orgadata LogiKal.
File type category:
Game file
Date updated: October 9, 2026
The pak file extension is associated with Simutrans, a transportation simulator available for Microsoft Windows, macOS and Linux.
A pak file is a compiled Simutrans object file. It contains the data and graphics information that the game needs for one or more objects, while a complete pakset normally consists of many pak files.
Pak files are generated from Simutrans object definitions and image files with the game's Makeobj tool. The format remains in use by Simutrans paksets.
A pak file is not normally opened as a standalone document. Install Simutrans on Windows, macOS or Linux and place the file in the appropriate pakset directory. Simutrans loads it when that pakset is selected.
Use the pak file with the pakset and Simutrans version for which it was made, because individual object files are intended to work as part of the game's pakset system.
There is no general-purpose conversion that turns a Simutrans pak file into a common document or image format. It is a compiled game object file rather than an interchange document.
If the original object definition and image files are available, the object can be modified and rebuilt as a pak file with the Simutrans Makeobj tool. Without those source files, conversion is generally not practical.
Software applications that handle other tasks involving pak files:
Microsoft Windows
File type category:
Archive and compressed file
Date updated: October 9, 2026
The pak file extension is used for PAK archives associated with Zlib compression and older MS-DOS archive utilities. The format packages files into a single archive and compresses their contents.
PAK archives can be extracted by compatible archive programs such as ALZip, StuffIt, and WinZip.
Zlib is available for Linux and Unix systems. Compatible archive applications are also available for Microsoft Windows and Apple macOS, including ALZip, StuffIt, and WinZip editions.
On Linux or Unix, use compatible Zlib archive tools to extract the archive. On Microsoft Windows, use ALZip, StuffIt, or WinZip. On Apple macOS, use ALZip for Mac, StuffIt for Mac, or WinZip Mac Edition.
Open the pak file from the archive program and choose its extract command to save the contained files.
A PAK archive normally has no useful direct conversion other than extraction. Extract its contents with Zlib or another compatible archive program, then create a new archive in the required format using an archive utility such as ALZip, StuffIt, or WinZip.
Software applications that can open pak files:
Linux/Unix
Software apps that create pak files:
Linux/Unix
Software apps that extract pak files:
Microsoft Windows
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Linux/Unix
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