ArmA script
File type: Game file
An .sqf file is a plain-text script used by the ArmA military game series from Bohemia Interactive.
These scripts can control mission logic and modify game behavior in ArmA: Armed Assault and ArmA 2 for Microsoft Windows.
Found 2 different file type records with the same sqf filename suffix.
File type category:
Game file
Date updated: October 11, 2026
The SQF format is the scripting format used by Bohemia Interactive's ArmA games. An .sqf file contains human-readable commands that the game engine can execute.
SQF scripts can be used to define mission logic, trigger events and modify gameplay. They are typically stored in a mission's folder, although the exact location depends on how the mission or modification is organized.
The format is associated with the Windows versions of ArmA: Armed Assault and ArmA 2. An .sqf file is source text rather than a standalone document, so it normally requires the corresponding game to execute it.
An .sqf file can be opened and edited with any plain-text editor. A code editor may make the script easier to read, but the file must be saved as plain text.
To use the script in ArmA: Armed Assault or ArmA 2, place it in the appropriate mission or modification folder and run it through the game as required by that mission.
SQF scripts are not normally converted to another file format. They are source files for the ArmA game engine, and changing them to another format would prevent the game from recognizing them as scripts.
A script can be edited or adapted for another ArmA mission, but that is a code change rather than a file conversion.
Software applications that handle other tasks involving sqf files:
Microsoft Windows
File type category:
Various data file
Date updated: October 11, 2026
Sothink SWF Quicker is a Windows application from SourceTec used to create animations in the Adobe Flash SWF format.
A .sqf project can contain the animation, settings, timeline, graphics and other editing data needed by the application. When the work is complete, Sothink SWF Quicker can export the project as an SWF animation.
The format is a legacy project format associated with the discontinued Adobe Flash authoring ecosystem. Sothink SWF Quicker projects may therefore be difficult to use on current systems unless the original Windows software is available.
Open the file with Sothink SWF Quicker on Microsoft Windows. The application is required to edit the project and interpret its timeline, graphics and other project data.
Open the project in Sothink SWF Quicker and use its export function to create an SWF animation.
Software applications that can open sqf files:
Microsoft Windows
Software applications that can edit sqf files:
Microsoft Windows
Software capable of saving sqf files:
Microsoft Windows
Software apps that create sqf files:
Microsoft Windows
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