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arcdEx

Ch 126.2of 24 Game Asset Extractors
  1. 1Runs onNot stated by the maker
  2. 2CostsNot stated by the maker
  3. 3Asset typesDefold archives, archive indexes, manifests, compiled Lua files, texture resources
  4. 4Game file formats.arcd, .arci, .dmanifest, .texturec, .luac
  5. 5Texture formats.texturec, Basis UASTC, .basis
  6. 6Batch extractionYes
  7. 7Command-line supportYes
  8. 8Archive repackingNo
6 lines stated Written from the maker's own pages: github.com
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Overview

arcdEx is ranked #12 of 24 in game asset extractors on Specifiction.

Compared on game asset extractors

Free plan
Yesgithub.com
Asset types
Defold archives, archive indexes, manifests, compiled Lua files, texture resourcesgithub.com
Game file formats
.arcd, .arci, .dmanifest, .texturec, .luacgithub.com
Texture formats
.texturec, Basis UASTC, .basisgithub.com
Batch extraction
Yesgithub.com
Command-line support
Yesgithub.com
Archive repacking
Nogithub.com

Facts

Purpose
arcdEx is a tool for working with .arcd files generated by the Defold game engine.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Archive support
It can list .arcd archive contents and extract files from archives.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Compression and encryption
Archive extraction supports compressed and encrypted files, but decryption works only with the default Defold encryption key.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Texture features
It can inspect and extract .texturec files and their contained textures.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Lua features
It can inspect compiled .luac files and extract Lua source code from them.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Manifest versions
The repository says this version supports manifest version 5; the README also lists support for versions 1 through 4.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Input files
The tool uses an .arcd archive and guesses the paths to the associated .arci index and .dmanifest manifest files.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Web archive limit
When a Defold web game uses multiple .arcd files, the README says they must be combined before use.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Desktop Lua limit
The README says desktop applications contain compiled Lua bytecode, while web projects up to Defold 1.3.4 contain Lua source code.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Runtime
The usage examples run arcdEx with Java using java -jar arcdEx.full.jar.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Support
Feature requests and bug reports are intentionally disabled; patches are welcome.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
License
The README says arcdEx is licensed under AGPL v3.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Maker
The README credits Christian Weiske as the author.github.com · 4 Oct 2026

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