What is pak file? Understanding and opening pak files
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.pak file type #1: Package of computer game resource files
Resource archives for computer games are stored as pak files.
Further details
Computer games use the pak file extension to store their resource archives.
A .pak file contains various game files, such as graphic files, sprites, sounds, music, objects, and other data needed to play the game.
Utility programs, often developed by fans, can extract these files' contents. Dragon UnPACker is probably the most commonly used tool for accessing the contents of game files from various games.
It is also possible to convert some pak files into standard compressed file formats, such as zip or rar, by renaming their extension to .pak.
Open pak file with:
Dragon UnPACKer
A unpacking tool for resource files from computer games
.pak file type #2: CrazyTalk SFX data
Files with pak file extension can also occasionally be found as some kind of old packages for CrazyTalk facial animation software. Is not used in latest versions.
Further details
The pak file extension seems to once also have been used for some kind of package in CrazyTalk facial animation software. Perhaps originally meant as some kind of export format, however latest version does not seem to use this.
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CrazyTalk
An animation tool used to animating faces
.pak file type #3: Orgadata LogiKal data
A pak file extension is related to the Orgadata LogiKal and used for its data files.
Further details
The pak file extension is associated with the LogiKal, a German software aimed for architecture and metal-working, available for various platforms, developed and sold by Orgdata.
The pak file contains some kind of data used by Orgadata LogiKal.
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LogiKal
A software for metalworking business
.pak file type #4: Simutrans object
Files with pak file suffix are related to the Simutrans computer game and used for its object data.
Further details
The pak file extension is associated with the Simutrans, a transportation simulator for Microsoft Windows, macOS (OS X) and Linux operating systems.
The pak file stores some kind of data used by Simutrans.
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Simutrans
A transportation simulation
.pak file type #5: ZLIB PAK archive
A pak file extension is related to the PAK compressed archive files used by some archive tools for MS-DOS.
Further details
The pak file extension is associated with the PAK compressed files used by some data compression programs for MS-DOS operating system.
The pak files use Zlib compression format and they can be uncompressed compatible archive tools, like AlZip and Stuffit.
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Zlib
A data compression software library