TPA Converter

Extract text from Game archives (TPA)


Drop or upload your .TPA file

How to extract text from your TPA file

  1. Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your TPA file.
  2. You’ll see a preview, if available.
  3. Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.

Convert TPA to another file type

To convert TPA archives to another format, you need UFT One or other Data software.

Convert a file to TPA

To convert other file formats to the "Proprietary Application Data" file type, you need software like UFT One or a similar tool.


About TPA files

The .TPA file extension is highly fragmented and serves multiple distinct purposes depending on the originating software. Primarily, these files operate as Point of Sale transaction logs for the Netpark management system, Test Plan Files for Agilent/Keysight TestExec SL or OpenText UFT One, and proprietary Game Archives for Electronic Arts or Team17 titles. They are also used as Infinity Engine game mod scripts by the WeiDU modding tool and as application packages in STMicroelectronics TouchGFX.

Because .TPA files lack a single standardized structure, they are notoriously difficult to manage. A Netpark transaction log or an EA game archive is completely useless outside of its native ecosystem. You cannot natively open these files in web browsers or standard text editors, and attempting to do so usually results in unreadable binary code.

Converting a .TPA file depends entirely on its internal architecture. For example, TouchGFX application packages are actually standard ZIP archives in disguise. Extracting them yields standard XML, PNG, and CPP files. Game archives can sometimes be unpacked into usable audio files or textures, provided you have the right community tools.

Ultimately, .TPA is a closed, proprietary format that varies wildly by application, meaning standard online converters almost always fail to process them. Often, only the original software can properly read or export the data. If our analysis detects a supported underlying or embedded format - such as a ZIP container - viewing or extraction may still be possible.

Convert.Guru analyzes your TPA file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.

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FAQ

If you want to convert TPA file to JPG, PDF, PNG, GIF, BMP, TIFF, TIF, WEBP, ICO, CUR, PSD or PSB, you can use UFT One or similar software from the "Data Storage and Archives" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….

To convert RAW, PNG, AI, NEF, PSB, DNG, SVG, GIF, EPS, JPG, ARW or PDF files to TPA, try UFT One or another comparable tool in the "Data Storage and Archives" category.



The TPA 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 TPA converter.