.PK3 file extension

How to open file with .PK3 extension?

Klaus Mehler, 28.08.2014
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.PK3 is the file extension developed by QuArK Community for the needs of their proprietary software. The files with the .PK3 extension belong to the "Game Files " category. The full name of this type of files is Id Tech 3 Engine Resource. Files with the .PK3 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 .PK3 extension. Below is a list of such applications. Among them are also applications fully free of charge for home use.

Id Tech 3 Engine Resource

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WINDOWS
Dragon UnPACKer Dragon UnPACKer
QuArK QuArK
Quake 3 Quake 3
Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy
Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast
Return to Castle Wolfenstein Return to Castle Wolfenstein
Return to Castle Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory Return to Castle Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory
Medal of Honor: Allied Assault Medal of Honor: Allied Assault
Call of Duty Call of Duty
Star Trek: Elite Force 2 Star Trek: Elite Force 2
Heavy Metal: F.A.K.K.2 Heavy Metal: F.A.K.K.2
Quake Live Quake Live

After downloading and installing the software in our system, files with the .PK3 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 .PK3 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 .PK3 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.