Best Game Asset Extractors in 2026
Updated
In short: Source 2 Viewer is ranked #1 of 24 as of 4 October 2026, ahead of SLADE3 and AssetRipper. The best-ranked option with a free plan is SLADE3. The lowest first paid tier on this page is AssetRipper at $10/mo.
Game asset extractors help you work with files packed inside game archives. The entries are ranked with capabilities such as batch extraction, archive repacking and command-line support in view, alongside the game file formats, asset types, model formats and texture formats they support. Free plan availability and listed starting prices are also compared. Source 2 Viewer, SLADE3 and QuickBMS lead the entries. Check whether an extractor handles the formats you need and whether its workflow suits how you work with archives, from extracting individual assets to processing batches.
24 game asset extractors ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
24ranked
9free plans on this page
$10/molowest paid tier
4 Oct 2026last checked
Input list Game Asset Extractors 24 channels on this page · 104 of 192 spec lines stated by the makers
Ch Tool Free planPaid fromAsset typesGame file formatsModel formatsTexture formatsBatch extractionCommand-line support Spec sheet Score
01 Source 2 Viewer Free planYesPaid fromnot statedAsset typesmaps, models, materials, textures, sounds, particles, physics, animations, shaders, navigation meshes, closed captions, KeyValuesGame file formatsVPK, vmap, vwrld, vmdl, vmat, vtex, vpcf, vphys, vsnd, vwnod, vvis, vpk, vcs, SPIR-V, nav, bin, DMX, KeyValuesModel formatsglTF 2.0, GLB, vmdl, DMXTexture formatsPNG, JPG, EXR, SVGBatch extractionYesCommand-line supportYes 7/8spec lines stated 7.5
02 SLADE3 Free planYesPaid fromnot statedAsset typesarchives, maps, graphics, fonts, textures, audio, models, textGame file formatsWAD, PK3/ZIP, Quake PAK, WAD2, BSP, Anachronox DAT, Dark Forces GOB/LFD, Build GRP, Blood RFF, Shadowcaster DAT/LIB, CyClones HD/CD, Amulets & Armor RES, Descent HOG, Terminal Velocity/Fury3/Hellbender PODModel formatsDMD, MD2, MD3, VOX, KVXTexture formatsDoom picture, Doom flat/raw, PNG, GIF, JPEG, BMP, TGA, PCX, TIFF, Shadowcaster/CyClones, Amulets & Armor MipImage, Quake HUD/texture/sprite, Quake II WAL, Heretic II M8, Half-Life, Build ART, Wolfenstein 3D, Rise of the Triad, IMGZ, PlanarBatch extractionYesCommand-line supportnot stated 6/8spec lines stated 7.4
03 AssetRipper Free planYesPaid fromnot statedAsset typesaudio, fonts, images, models, text, video, shaders, sprites, terrain, scenes, prefabsGame file formatsCAB-*, .assets, .sharedAssets, .unity3d, .bundleModel formatsGLB, Unity YAMLTexture formatsBMP, EXR, HDR, JPEG, PNG, TGABatch extractionYesCommand-line supportnot stated 6/8spec lines stated 7.2
04 OpenKh Free planYesPaid fromnot statedAsset typesarchives, models, textures, maps, animations, collision data, images, text, audio, game dataGame file formatsBAR, IDX, IMG, ARC, DAT, AML, ARD, MDLX, MSET, MAP, IMD, IMZ, FAC, TM2Model formatsMDLX, MDLSTexture formatsTM2, IMD, IMZ, FAC, PNGBatch extractionnot statedCommand-line supportYes 6/8spec lines stated 7.1
05 Rusted PackFile Manager Free planYesPaid fromnot statedAsset typesPack archives, database tables, localization files, scripts, animations, models, textures, audio, maps, UI resources, text files, and videoGame file formatsPack (.pack), DB tables, Loc, ESF, RigidModel, UnitVariant, CS2 collision, AnimPack, Anim, AnimFragmentBattle, AnimsTable, MatchedCombat, BNK sound banks, sound bank databases, sound events, DAT containers, BMD, UIC, portrait settings, Lua, XML, JSON, YAML, HLSL, GLSL, Markdown, VMD, WSModel, and CA VP8 videoModel formatsRigidModel (.rigid model v2), UnitVariant, and CS2 collisionTexture formatsDDS textures and atlasesBatch extractionYesCommand-line supportYes 7/8spec lines stated 7.1
06 QuickBMS Free planYesPaid fromnot statedAsset typesnot statedGame file formatsnot statedModel formatsnot statedTexture formatsnot statedBatch extractionnot statedCommand-line supportnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 6.9
07 Kuriimu2 Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedAsset typesarchives, images, text, fontsGame file formatsnot statedModel formatsnot statedTexture formatsnot statedBatch extractionnot statedCommand-line supportYes 2/8spec lines stated 6.8
08 UABEA Free planYesPaid fromnot statedAsset typestextures, TextAssets, fonts, audio, MonoBehavioursGame file formatsUnity Asset Bundles, Unity Serialized Files, Addressables bundlesModel formatsnot statedTexture formatsTGA; texture formats supported by the Texture2D pluginBatch extractionYesCommand-line supportnot stated 5/8spec lines stated 6.8
09 VPKEdit Free planYesPaid fromnot statedAsset typesaudio, text files, KeyValues files, images, Source 1 textures, Source 1 models, Source 1 DMX filesGame file formats007, APK, BEE PACK, BMZ, BSP, FGP, FPX, GCF, GMA, HOG, OL, ORE, PAK, PCK, PK3, PK4, PKZ, SIN, VPK, VPP, WAD, XZP, ZIPModel formatsMDL, DMXTexture formatsSource 1 textures, VTF, XTFBatch extractionYesCommand-line supportYes 7/8spec lines stated 6.8
10 Crowbar Free planYesPaid fromnot statedAsset types3D models, textures, game packages, workshop contentGame file formatsVPK, GMA, FPX, APK, Titanfall VPKModel formatsMDL, SMD, VTATexture formatsBMPBatch extractionYesCommand-line supportnot stated 6/8spec lines stated 6.7
11 Project IGI Game Converter Free planYesPaid fromnot statedAsset typestextures, 3D meshes, scripts, resource archives, terrain, fonts, skeletal animations, audio, AI navigation graphs, lightmapsGame file formats.res, .qvm, .qsc, .tex, .spr, .pic, .mef, .mtp, .dat, .fnt, .lmp, .ctr, graph*.dat, .IFF, .wav, .olmModel formats.mef, .objTexture formats.tex, .spr, .pic, .png, .tgaBatch extractionYesCommand-line supportYes 7/8spec lines stated 6.4
12 arcdEx Free planYesPaid fromnot statedAsset typesDefold archives, archive indexes, manifests, compiled Lua files, texture resourcesGame file formats.arcd, .arci, .dmanifest, .texturec, .luacModel formatsnot statedTexture formats.texturec, Basis UASTC, .basisBatch extractionYesCommand-line supportYes 6/8spec lines stated 6.2
13 Gibbed.RED Free planYesPaid fromnot statedAsset typesarchives, string tables, resources, scriptsGame file formatsnot statedModel formatsnot statedTexture formatsnot statedBatch extractionnot statedCommand-line supportnot stated 2/8spec lines stated 6.0
14 MeltyTool Free planYesPaid fromnot statedAsset types3D models, textures, animations, rigs, maps, audio, MIDI, Picross puzzlesGame file formatsCISO, GCM, ISO, NKit ISO, 3DS, CCI, CIA, NDS, GB, Z64, A, ASE.MESH, BDL, BMD, CMB, D3D, GEO, GLO, DAT, MAP, MOD, MODL, OUT, NGC, PS2, MA3D1, TSTLT, UVCT, UVMD, UVTR, VIS, XTD, WRL, XCModel formatsGLTF/GLB, FBXTexture formatsDDSBatch extractionYesCommand-line supportYes 7/8spec lines stated 5.9
15 BrawlCrate Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedAsset typesarchives; models; textures; palettes; animations; audio; images; collision data; game data; scriptsGame file formatsPAC; PCS; PAIR; MRG; ARC; SZS; BRRES; BRANM; BRMDL; BRTEX; BRPLT; BRCHA; BRTSA; BRSHA; BRVIA; BRTPA; BRCLA; BRSCA; DOL; REL; BRSAR; BRSTM; BCSTM; BFSTM; TPL; U8Model formatsMDL0; DAE; PMD; OBJTexture formatsPNG; TGA; TIF; BMP; JPG; GIF; TEX0; TPLBatch extractionYesCommand-line supportnot stated 5/8spec lines stated 5.8
16 Crowbar Free planYesPaid fromnot statedAsset types3D models, model animations, physics meshes, vertex animations, game archives and packagesGame file formatsVPK, GMA, Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines VPK, FPX, APKModel formatsMDL, SMD, VTA, VRD, QCTexture formatsnot statedBatch extractionYesCommand-line supportnot stated 5/8spec lines stated 5.8
17 Game Asset Tool Free planYesPaid fromnot statedAsset typesimages, video, audio, meshes, loose mediaGame file formatsRPA, PAK, SWF, RAG, data.win, DAT, XP3, RGSSAD, RGSS2A, RGSS3A, PCK, ASAR, JAR, QSP, APK, package.nw, app.nwModel formatsOBJTexture formatsPNG, JPEG, GIF, WebP, TLG5Batch extractionYesCommand-line supportnot stated 6/8spec lines stated 5.8
18 TTGames Explorer Rebirth Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedAsset typesarchives; text files; textures; texture sets; fonts; audio; shaders; 3D modelsGame file formats.dat; .fpk; .pac; .pak; .nxg textures; .pc shadersModel formats.ghg; .gscTexture formats.cmo; .dds; .tex; .nxg textures; .ft2; .tsh; PNGBatch extractionYesCommand-line supportnot stated 5/8spec lines stated 5.6
19 Ninja Ripper Free planNoPaid fromnot statedAsset types3D models, meshes, textures, shadersGame file formatsnot statedModel formatsnot statedTexture formatsJPG, BMP, PNG, HDR, EXRBatch extractionYesCommand-line supportnot stated 4/8spec lines stated 5.5
20 Game Extractor Free planYesPaid from10 one-timeAsset typesnot statedGame file formatsnot statedModel formatsnot statedTexture formatsnot statedBatch extractionnot statedCommand-line supportnot stated 2/8spec lines stated 5.4
21 UE Viewer Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedAsset typesnot statedGame file formatsnot statedModel formatsnot statedTexture formatsnot statedBatch extractionnot statedCommand-line supportnot stated 0/8spec lines stated 5.4
22 w3m Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedAsset typesnot statedGame file formatsnot statedModel formatsnot statedTexture formatsnot statedBatch extractionnot statedCommand-line supportnot stated 0/8spec lines stated 5.4
23 Noesis Free planYesPaid fromnot statedAsset typesnot statedGame file formatsnot statedModel formatsnot statedTexture formatsnot statedBatch extractionnot statedCommand-line supportnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 5.2
24 Unity Free planYesPaid fromnot statedAsset typesnot statedGame file formatsnot statedModel formatsnot statedTexture formatsnot statedBatch extractionnot statedCommand-line supportnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 5.0
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Questions about this list
Which game asset extractor is ranked first on Specifiction?
Source 2 Viewer is ranked #1 of 24 with a score of 7.5. SLADE3 is second and AssetRipper third.
How many of these have a free plan?
9 of the 24 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, AssetRipper has the lowest first paid tier we found: $10/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, the fullest spec sheet first: how deeply the product is documented, the platforms it runs on, a free tier or trial to test it, and its standing. Paid placements never change a rank.
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