Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your ZPA file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert ZPA to another file type
To convert ZPA Audio projects to another format, you need Friday Night Funkin' or other Audio software.
Convert a file to ZPA
To convert other file formats to the "Audio Project Archive" file type, you need software like Friday Night Funkin' or a similar tool.
About ZPA files
A .ZPA file typically functions as a Compressed Audio Project Archive. It operates as a container, similar to a standard ZIP archive, that bundles multiple audio stems, project settings, and metadata into a single package. This format is heavily utilized by the legacy audio workstation Z-Maestro, as well as the FNF Engine for managing compressed game audio in titles like Friday Night Funkin'. Alternatively, music producers frequently encounter .ZPA files as tiny metadata sidecars, often named audio.wav.zpa. These are automatically generated by pitch-correction plugins like Vielklang by zplane or NewTone in FL Studio, acting as a cache for harmony and timing analysis. Users struggle with this format because legacy software like Z-Maestro is notoriously difficult to run on modern operating systems, effectively locking valuable audio data inside a proprietary format. Meanwhile, Vielklang metadata files often create folder clutter, frustrating producers who mistakenly try to play them as audio. Converting the .ZPA container to a standard ZIP allows you to extract its internal contents. For universal playback, converting the internal tracks to MP3 or WAV is the best approach, though proprietary project layouts will be lost. Standard online converters often fail to process these niche archives. Just drag and drop your file to convert.guru; our analysis engine can detect the embedded archive structure, allowing you to bypass the legacy software and instantly extract or convert your audio data.
Use Convert.Guru to open and convert your ZPA file.
If you want to convert ZPA file to WAV, MP3, AAC, FLAC, OGG, WMA, M4A, AIFF, OPUS, ALAC, APE or WV, you can use Friday Night Funkin' or similar software from the "Compressed Audio Project Archive" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert MIDI, AAC, TTA, AU, WV, DTS, MID, FLAC, RA, MP3, PCM or WAV files to ZPA, try Friday Night Funkin' or another comparable tool in the "Compressed Audio Project Archive" category.
The ZPA 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 ZPA converter.