Convert Blizzard texture files (BLP) online for free
The converter easily converts your BLP textures to various formats - free and online. No World of Warcraft or other Game software needed.
To convert other file formats to the "Game Texture File" file type, you need software like World of Warcraft or a similar tool.
The .BLP (Blizzard Picture) file is a proprietary texture format created by Blizzard Entertainment. It is mainly used to store textures for 3D models, UI elements, and environments in games like World of Warcraft and Warcraft III. It is also utilized by Firaxis in Civilization VI for texture packages. Standard image editors cannot open this file. Modders typically rely on niche, community-built tools like BLP Converter or Warcraft III Viewer to interact with these assets.
The major disadvantage of the .BLP format is its proprietary nature. It is heavily locked into the game developer ecosystem. You cannot open it natively in Windows, macOS, or standard web browsers. It requires specialized viewers, making it frustrating for game modders and 3D artists who just want to view or edit a texture. The files often contain multiple mipmaps and custom compression (like DXT1 or DXT5), which makes them unnecessarily complex to decode outside of a game engine.
For editing in Adobe Photoshop, convert your file to TGA or PNG. For web sharing or quick previews, convert to JPG or WebP. Note that converting away from .BLP may discard game-specific metadata and mipmap layers, but it is absolutely necessary for general image manipulation. Drag and drop your file to analyze and convert it - free, online, and without installing software.
Use Convert.Guru to open and convert your BLP file.
Users also converted MDX, BPL, PNG, TGA, JPG, BMP, UDF, G3D, MP3, ZIP, LSA, SOR and DLL files.
If you want to convert BLP file to EXE, ISO, BIN, CUE, PAK, WAD, PK3, PK4 or BSP, you can use World of Warcraft or similar software from the "Game Texture Image Storage" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert MOD, BIN, CFG, SCX, DAT, MPQ, LOG, CUE, INI, EXE, SCM or ISO files to BLP, try World of Warcraft or another comparable tool in the "Game Texture Image Storage" category.
The history of Convert.Guru began over 25 years ago in California with Tom Simondi’s file-format database. A former contributor to Space Shuttle development and a software pioneer of the 1980s, Simondi established a trusted resource for file type analysis that was even referenced by Microsoft Windows XP. Today, we use modern technology to process and convert thousands of file formats while continually improving our BLP converter.