PKG files: what are they and how do I open them?
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.pkg file type #1: File package
Archives, installation packages, and other archives used by various applications across all platforms typically have a pkg extension.
Further details:
pkg file can be both an archive and an installation package. It is commonly used on Mac OS X and is a file format used by Apple for software installation.
These files contain resources that are required for installing software, such as scripts, installation settings, and data files. So, it can be considered as an archive that holds all the necessary files for software installation.
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InstallShield
An installation package maker
.pkg file type #2: Apple macOS (OS X) installer package
Files with pkg extension can be mostly found as various installation packages, for example the ones used in OS X (macOS).
Further details:
File extension pkg is associated with Mac OS X Installer.
Installer is an application included in OS X (macOS) that extracts and installs files out of .pkg packages.
It was created by NeXT, and is now maintained by Apple Inc. Its purpose is to help software developers create uniform software installers.
To create Apple MAC OS X (macOS) installer file use for example InstallAnywhere.
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macOS
A Unix-based desktop operating system for Apple Mac computers
Mac OS X
Unix-based operating system for Apple Mac computers
.pkg file type #3: Apple Newton e-book
Files with pkg file extension can also be found as e-book originally used in old Apple Newton devices family. Probably no longer used nowadays.
Further details:
The pkg file extension is related to Apple Newton platform. This format was used for e-books usable on Newton MessagePAD.
The Newton platform was an early personal digital assistant hardware/software platform developed by Apple Computer. Most Newton devices were developed and marketed by Apple (this includes the whole MessagePad line and the eMate 300), but other companies, notably Sharp, Motorola, and Digital Ocean, also released devices that ran the Newton OS. None was as successful as Apple's devices.
MIME types:
application/x-newton-compatible-pkg
We are sorry, there is currently no specific software link to open this kind of file.
.pkg file type #4: Automise ActionStudio action design
A pkg file extension is related to the Automise ActionStudio and used for its action design files.
Further details:
The pkg file extension is associated with the Automise, a tool for Microsoft Windows that allows administrators to automate Windows tasks.
The pkg file contains action design settings created in the Automise ActionStudio.
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Automise
An automation tool for Windows
.pkg file type #5: DataFlex compiled data
A pkg file extension is related to the DataFlex and used for its compiled files.
Further details:
The pkg file extension is associated with the DataFlex.
The pkg file normally contains class and object definitions. Because of that, a PKG file should normally be compiled into a DataFlex program one time.
The USE command guards against compiling a PKG file twice into the same program.
A PKG file is in direct contrast to an INC file, which is assumed to be included into a source file more than one time.
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DataFlex
A relational, 4GL Object Oriented database programming language
.pkg file type #6: HERE Maps for Android map data package
A pkg file extension is associated with the HERE Maps for Android map data packages.
Further details:
The pkg file extension is related to the HERE Maps, a GPS navigation and route planning application for Google Android and other operating systems.
The pkg file stores map data package.
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HERE Maps for Android
GPS navigation app for Android
.pkg file type #7: InstallShield compiled setup package
Files with pkg file extension may be also found as setup packages from InstallShield by Flexera Software.
Further details:
The pkg file extension is also associated with the InstallShield, a tool for Windows that allows users to create installation packages of windows apps.
The pkg file stores compiled setup package.
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InstallShield
An installation package maker
.pkg file type #8: MicroSim PCBoard external ASCII package definition
A pkg file extension is related to the MicroSim PCBoard external ASCII package definition files.
Further details:
The pkg file extension is associated with the MicroSim PCBoard (also known as OrCAD PCB Designer) that allows users to create PCB designs.
The pkg file stores external ASCII package definitions. Used for import and export data.
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OrCAD PCB Designer
A modeling suite used to design printed circuit boards
.pkg file type #9: Microsoft Developer Studio application extension
Files with pkg file extension can also be found as some sort app extension made using Microsoft Developer Studio programming environment software.
Further details:
The pkg file extension is also related to Microsoft Developer Studio integrated development environment for Windows applications now known as Microsoft Visual Studio.
This type of *.pkg files stores application extension, similar to a Dynamic Link Library (.dll).
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Microsoft Visual Studio
IDE for creating programs, or websites and web applications
.pkg file type #10: Midtown Madness 3D model
Files with pkg suffix can also be found as game data files from Midtown Madness 3D computer game by Microsoft.
Further details:
File extension pkg is also used by Midtown Madness computer game for files that contain 3D models. Contains graphics data for the game. Most likely unique format only used in Midtown Madness game.
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Midtown Madness
A street car racing computer game
.pkg file type #11: OneSpace designer package
Files with pkg file extension may also be found as designed packages originally created using OneSpace or CoCreate programs by PTC.
Further details:
The pkg file extension is also related to old OneSpace or CoCreate software developed by Parametric Technology Corporation.
It seems these programs also used .pkg files to store packaged designer data.
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CoCreate
An older 3D and 2D CAD design software
.pkg file type #12: P-CAD database
Files with pg file extension might also be found as old databases from discontinued program called P-CAD.
Further details:
The pkg file extension was also used for database format in old P-CAD program.
It was discontinued in favor of Altium Designer and this file type is as such, most likely obsolete.
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P-CAD
Old PCB layout modeling utility
.pkg file type #13: Sony PlayStation 3 installation package
Files with pgk file extension can be found as game installation package for Sony PlayStation 3 video gaming console.
Further details:
The pkg file extension is associated with Sony PlayStation 3 console. PS3 delivers the next generation of interactive entertainment. Enjoy Blu-ray Disc movies, cutting edge High Definition games, easy music, video and photo storage, free access to PlayStation Network and much more.
This type of .pkg files contain installation packages, which can be only installed on the PlayStation 3 gaming console.
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Sony PlayStation 3
A seventh-generation video game console produced by Sony
.pkg file type #14: Sun SVR4 package data stream
Files with pkg extension can be also found as special SVR4 data stream packages from Sun OS.
Further details:
File extension pkg is also used in older Sun operating system. Unix System V, is one of the versions of the Unix operating system.
It was originally developed by AT&T and first released in 1983. Four major versions of System V were released, termed Releases 1, 2, 3 and 4. System V Release 4, or SVR4, was commercially the most successful version, being the result of an effort, marketed as Unix System Unification, which solicited the collaboration of the major Unix vendors. It was the source of several commercial common Unix features.
System V Release 4.0 was announced on October 18, 1988 and was released in 1990. A joint project of Unix System Laboratories and Sun Microsystems, it combined technology from Release 3 as well as 4.3BSD, Xenix, and SunOS.
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alien
A linux packages conversion program
.pkg file type #15: Symbian OS installation package settings file
Files with pkg suffix may also be installation package settings for Symbian app installation packages.
Further details:
File extension pkg is also uses for a special descriptor format for Symbian installation packages (.sis files).
This type of .pkg does not contain the app data, but the description of the app, including vendor, list of files and more.
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Symbian OS
An older operating system for mainly Nokia smart phones
.pkg file type #16: Systems Management Server (SMS) package description
A pkg file extension is related to the Systems Management Server from Microsoft and used for its package description files.
Further details:
The pkg file extension is associated with the Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS and also known as System Center Configuration Manager), a tool for management PCs and servers.
The pkg file stores package description.
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Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS)
A systems management application for Windoww systems