LanguageRPM
Linux package manager archive
File type: Program executable file, Archive and compressed file
Files with rpm extension can be typically found as program installation packages for the Linux Package Manager which is used to install new apps in Linux.
Found 3 different file type records with the same rpm filename suffix.
What is rpm file?
File type category:
Program executable file
Archive and compressed file
Date updated: July 19, 2025
File extension rpm is associated with the RPM Package Manager (also known as Red Hat Package Manager), a package management program included in various distributions of Linux operating systems.
A .rpm file stores archive with Linux program installation.
How to open rpm file?
You can use these files in Linux to install new programs.
How to convert rpm file?
Linux installation packages can often be converted between various types for different Linux distributions.
Suggested software to open rpm file:
Associated software actions with the rpm file
Software applications that can open rpm files:
7-zip (Microsoft Windows)
QuickZip (Microsoft Windows)
IZArc (Microsoft Windows)
ZipZag (Microsoft Windows)
PeaZip (Microsoft Windows)
Zipeg (Microsoft Windows)
The Unarchiver (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Zipeg for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
RPM Package Manager (Linux/Unix)
Linux operating systems (Linux/Unix)
Programs for viewing rpm files:
Zipeg (Microsoft Windows)
Zipeg for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Software apps that create rpm files:
RPM Package Manager (Linux/Unix)
Software apps that convert rpm files:
alien (Linux/Unix)
Software apps that extract rpm files:
7-zip (Microsoft Windows)
QuickZip (Microsoft Windows)
IZArc (Microsoft Windows)
WinArchiver (Microsoft Windows)
ZipZag (Microsoft Windows)
PeaZip (Microsoft Windows)
Zipeg (Microsoft Windows)
AnyToISO (Microsoft Windows)
The Unarchiver (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
AnyToISO for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Zipeg for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
RPM Package Manager (Linux/Unix)
Software applications that handle other tasks involving rpm files:
Ubuntu (Linux/Unix)
Debian (Linux/Unix)
RealAudio plugin
File type category:
Plugin, addon file
Date updated: November 15, 2016
File extension rpm is also related to RealAudio, a proprietary audio format developed by RealNetworks. It uses a variety of audio codecs, ranging from low-bitrate formats that can be used over dialup modems, to high-fidelity formats for music.
It can also be used as a streaming audio format, that is played at the same time as it is downloaded. In the past, many internet radio stations used RealAudio to stream their programming over the internet in real time. In recent years, however, the format has become less common and has given way to more popular audio formats. It is used heavily by the BBC websites.
This type of .rpm file stores plugin that adds new extra features to RealAudio.
MIME type used:
application/x-pn-realaudio
audio/x-pn-RealAudio-plugin
audio/x-pn-realaudio-plugin
How to open rpm file?
You can import these plugins to some RealAudio software.
How to convert rpm file?
Plugin files generally are not meant to be converted to anything else.
Suggested software to open rpm file:
Associated software actions with the rpm file
Software applications that handle other tasks involving rpm files:
RealPlayer (Microsoft Windows)
RunPaint (Multicolor) image format file
File type category:
Graphics file
Date updated: June 23, 2025
The rpm file extension is associated with the RunPaint. The .rpm file stores picture image.
The RunPaint is probably obsolete software. However the .rpm picture image is viewable in the XnView multi-platform picture image editor and manager.
How to open rpm file?
Use XnView to view .rpm picture image files.
How to convert rpm file?
It is not possible to convert files with rpm extension.
Associated software actions with the rpm file
Programs for viewing rpm files:
XnView MP (Multiplatform)