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RPF archive editor for GTA V

Open, search and edit the game's RPF archives like folders in Windows Explorer, with crash-safe saving that keeps your original files intact.

  • .rpf
  • x64e.rpf
  • update.rpf
  • mods\

Overview

RPFView – vehicles.rpf
RPFView main window browsing vehicles.rpf inside x64e.rpf, with the folder tree, the file list and adder.ytd previewed in the texture viewerRPFView main window browsing vehicles.rpf inside x64e.rpf, with the folder tree, the file list and adder.ytd previewed in the texture viewer

Example: searching for “ext:ytd adder” lists the Adder's texture dictionaries, adder.ytd and adder+hi.ytd, inside x64e.rpf\levels\gta5\vehicles.rpf.

Edit safely

  • Edit archives:
    • Import files or folders, including drag and drop from Explorer.
    • Replace, rename, delete, create folders, create new archives.
    • Edits stay pending until you save (Ctrl+S).
  • Edit mode guards against accidental changes. When you edit an archive inside the game folder, RPFView offers to copy it to the mods\ folder first, so the original game files stay untouched.
  • Crash-safe saving:
    • The archive is rebuilt into a temporary file and swapped in atomically, so the original survives any failure.
    • An optional .bak backup is kept.
    • RPFView refuses to overwrite a file that another program changed meanwhile, and offers to reload it.

Export and compatibility

  • Export files exactly as stored, or converted. Drag files out to Explorer, or export whole folders recursively.
  • Saved archives use the same OPEN format as OpenIV. As with OpenIV, the game needs an RPF/mods loader (e.g. OpenIV.asi) to load modified archives.

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Questions

Will RPFView modify my game files?

Not unless you explicitly edit and save an archive. Browsing, searching, previewing and exporting never change anything.

Edit mode guards against accidental changes, and when you edit an archive inside the game folder RPFView offers to copy it to the mods\ folder first, so the original game files stay untouched. Saving is crash-safe: the archive is rebuilt into a temporary file and swapped in atomically, and an optional .bak backup is kept. More in archive editing.

How do I load modified archives in the game?

Like OpenIV, RPFView saves archives in the OPEN format. The game needs an RPF/mods loader, such as OpenIV.asi, to load modified archives. Keep your edited copies in the mods\ folder of the game, which is where RPFView steers edits by default.

Does RPFView work with GTA V Enhanced?

No. RPFView supports GTA V Legacy for PC only (GTA5.exe). GTA V Enhanced (GTA5_Enhanced.exe, the 2025 gen9 edition) is not supported, and neither are GTA IV or RDR.

Since March 2025 Epic Games lists GTA V Legacy and GTA V Enhanced separately. If you only have Enhanced installed, download GTA V Legacy from your library and point RPFView at that folder.

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