PK3 Converter

Convert PK3 files online for free


Drop or upload your .PK3 file

How to convert your PK3 file

  1. Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your PK3 file.
  2. You'll see a preview.
  3. Click the "Convert file to..." button to save your file in the format you want.

Convert PK3 to another file type

The converter easily converts your PK3 file to various formats - free and online. No Steam or extra software needed.

  • PK3 to WAD
  • PK3 to ZIP
  • PK3 to EXE
  • PK3 to ISO
  • PK3 to BIN
  • PK3 to CUE
  • PK3 to PAK
  • PK3 to PK4
  • PK3 to BSP
  • PK3 to MAP
  • PK3 to SAV
  • PK3 to DAT

Convert a file to PK3

The converter also works in reverse, allowing you to convert your Game file into the PK3 file type - in high quality.

  • MOD to PK3
  • BIN to PK3
  • CFG to PK3
  • SCX to PK3
  • DAT to PK3
  • MPQ to PK3
  • LOG to PK3
  • CUE to PK3
  • INI to PK3
  • EXE to PK3
  • SCM to PK3
  • ISO to PK3

About PK3 files

PK3 files are a type of archive file used by the Quake III Arena game engine. They are used to store game data, such as textures, models, sound files, and scripts. PK3 files are not compatible with other game engines or platforms, and therefore require conversion in order to be used elsewhere.

The most common way to convert PK3 files is to use a utility such as PakScape. This utility can be used to extract the contents of a PK3 file, and then the individual files can be converted to other formats using other software. For example, textures can be converted to PNG or JPG using a graphics editor such as GIMP, while sound files can be converted to MP3 using an audio editor such as Audacity.

When converting PK3 files, it is important to note that some of the data may be in formats that are not supported by other software. For example, the scripts stored in a PK3 file may be in a language specific to the Quake III engine, and therefore cannot be converted to other formats. Additionally, some of the data stored in a PK3 file may be compressed, and therefore must be decompressed before it can be used in other software.

Due to the complexity of converting PK3 files, and the potential for data loss, it is often best to use a free and easy online website such as Convert.Guru to convert PK3 files. This website allows users to quickly and easily convert PK3 files to other formats, such as PNG, JPG, and MP3, without the need to install any additional software.

Use Convert.Guru to open and convert your PK3 file.

Users also converted ZIP, WAD, IPK3, LMP, BSP, RAR, CFG, 7Z, FLP, JPG, PNG, CDW and RBXMX files.



The PK3 Converter Story

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 PK3 converter.