.PAK file extension

How to open file with .PAK extension?

Klaus Mehler, 28.08.2014
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.PAK is the file extension developed by Alexandre Devilliers for the needs of their proprietary software. The files with the .PAK extension belong to the "Game Files " category. The full name of this type of files is Game Resource Package. Files with the .PAK extension can be opened in several ways. The easiest is to install the manufacturer’s application. Fortunately, this is not the only method. There are many applications on the market that successfully open files with the .PAK extension. Below is a list of such applications. Among them are also applications fully free of charge for home use.

Game Resource Package

Ads OS Software
WINDOWS
Dragon UnPACKer Dragon UnPACKer
ALZip ALZip
QuArK QuArK
3D Object Converter 3D Object Converter
IZArc IZArc
WinRAR WinRAR
PeaZip PeaZip
Leinen PAK Explorer Leinen PAK Explorer
PakExplorer PakExplorer
Sprite Explorer Sprite Explorer
DePacker DePacker
Kingpin: Life of Crime Kingpin: Life of Crime
Blitzkrieg Blitzkrieg
Blitzkrieg Rolling Thunder Blitzkrieg Rolling Thunder
Quake 2 Quake 2
Heretic 2 Heretic 2
Daikatana Daikatana
Half-Life Half-Life
Hexen 2 Hexen 2
Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood
Far Cry Far Cry
ZanZarah: The Hidden Portal ZanZarah: The Hidden Portal
The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition
Star Wars: The Old Republic Star Wars: The Old Republic
Dreamfall: The Longest Journey Dreamfall: The Longest Journey
Crysis Crysis
Call of Juarez Call of Juarez
Final Fantasy VIII Final Fantasy VIII
TrickStyle TrickStyle
Maximus XV Abraham Strong - Space Mercenary Maximus XV Abraham Strong - Space Mercenary
Quake Quake
Heretic Heretic
Lands of Lore Lands of Lore
Dune 2 Dune 2
Legend of Kyrandia 2: Hand of Fate Legend of Kyrandia 2: Hand of Fate

CrazyTalk SFX

OS Software
WINDOWS
CrazyTalk CrazyTalk

Orgadata LogiKal

OS Software
WINDOWS
LogiKal LogiKal

After downloading and installing the software in our system, files with the .PAK extension should be automatically associated with the new application. With this association, the file can be opened by double-clicking the mouse. If for some reason we still cannot open the file with the .PAK extension, we still have one method. It involves the attempt to open the file from the installed application. Choosing from the menu "FILE", we perform the command "Open" and the explorer window we select the file we are interested in, and then we confirm by pressing enter. This method is more time-consuming, but enables us to definitively state whether we use the correct application to open the files with the .PAK extension. If we are sure of it, we then use the extended reference menu (shift key and right mouse button) and by selecting "Open With", we select the appropriate application and we permanently connect it with a file with the extension we are interested in.