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The modern GTA V archive editor

Browse, search and edit everything inside GTA V's RPF archives: textures, 3D models and metadata, with studios for clothing and weapons. A free modding tool for Windows, in the spirit of OpenIV.

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v0.5.1 · 18.1 MB · Windows 10/11 64-bit

  • Free, no account
  • No keys shipped
  • Updates itself
  • Windows 10 & 11
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
  • .rpf
  • x64e.rpf
  • update.rpf
  • .ytd
  • DDS
  • PNG
  • BC7
  • .ydr
  • .yft
  • .ydd
  • .glb
  • .obj
  • .ymt
  • .ymap
  • .ytyp
  • .ymf
  • .meta
  • weapons.meta
  • mp_m_freemode_01
  • mods\

~400,000

game files, searchable instantly

453

weapon meta files extracted in 0.2 s

< 1 MB

typical update, installed at startup

0

Rockstar keys shipped: derived from your own game

01Tools

Everything inside the archives, opened up

RPFView reads GTA V's RPF archives directly and gives every kind of file a proper viewer: textures, 3D models and metadata, side by side with the archive tree.

Browse archives like folders

Open the game folder like Windows Explorer, including archives nested inside archives. Import, replace, rename and delete, then save crash-safe.

RPF archive editor
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

Instant search

All ~400,000 game files at once. Wildcards like adder*, filters like path:vehicles.rpf and ext:ytd,ydr.

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.

YTD textures

DXT, BC4/BC5 and BC7 with mip levels and channel toggles. Export DDS or PNG, or replace textures with proper mipmaps.

YTD texture editor
RPFView texture viewer showing a 2048×2048 BC3 livery texture from a DLC pack, with zoom, mip level and R, G, B and A channel togglesRPFView texture viewer showing a 2048×2048 BC3 livery texture from a DLC pack, with zoom, mip level and R, G, B and A channel toggles

3D models

.ydr, .yft and .ydd in 3D, textures found automatically, vehicles shown complete. Export OBJ or glTF.

GTA V model viewer
RPFView model viewer showing the complete Adder (adder.yft) with its wheels, model statistics and the mesh listRPFView model viewer showing the complete Adder (adder.yft) with its wheels, model statistics and the mesh list

Metadata as XML

Binary .ymt, .ymap, .ytyp and PSO files as readable, Rockstar-style XML, with hashes resolved to names.

YMT to XML converter
RPFView showing the binary mp_m_freemode_01.ymt converted to readable XML with highlighting and foldingRPFView showing the binary mp_m_freemode_01.ymt converted to readable XML with highlighting and folding

02Studios

Every outfit. Every weapon. Every variation.

Two studios built on the game's own data: every clothing item and every weapon of the base game and all DLC packs, ready to preview and dress up. The Thumbnail Generator turns all of them into images.

Drawable Studio

Clothing and hair textures, on the model

Every component and prop of a ped such as mp_m_freemode_01, numbered like the game. Step through drawables and texture variations with the arrow keys, combine slots into an outfit, and save your own PNG, JPG or DDS straight into the component's .ytd.

  • Images of every item in every texture variation with Thumbnails → Clothing…: PNG, WebP or JPG, named by pattern.
  • Pick a texture from the variation gallery, from the folder, or drop your own image onto the model.
  • Replace a variation or the default texture, or create a new variation with the next free letter.
  • Works on the modded copy in mods\ when one exists.
GTA V clothing texture editor
Drawable Studio – variation a
Drawable Studio showing texture variation a (white) of a T-shirtDrawable Studio showing texture variation a (white) of a T-shirt
←→step through variations
RPFView – Weapon Studio
RPFView Weapon Studio showing the Carbine Rifle MK II with a scope, suppressor, flashlight, grip and woodland camo, next to the list of 124 weapons from the base game and all DLC packsRPFView Weapon Studio showing the Carbine Rifle MK II with a scope, suppressor, flashlight, grip and woodland camo, next to the list of 124 weapons from the base game and all DLC packs

Weapon Studio

Every weapon, every attachment, every camo

All weapons of the base game and every DLC pack, with their tints, components, camos and finishes. Pick a scope, suppressor or camo and the weapon is redrawn the way the game puts it together.

  • Tints use the weapon's own palette, so MK II weapons show all 32 of theirs.
  • Save image… for the weapon on screen, or Thumbnails → Weapons… for every weapon, tint, component, camo and finish in one run.
  • Search by weapon, model, component or DLC pack name.
GTA V weapon viewer
Running a FiveM server?Images named the way your scripts look them up

03Safe by design

Your original game files stay untouched

RPFView never modifies the game unless you explicitly edit and save an archive, and even then it steers the edit into the mods folder.

Edit mode

Guards against accidental changes: archives are only edited when you mean to.

mods\ folder workflow

Editing an archive inside the game folder? RPFView offers to copy it to mods\ first.

Crash-safe saving

Archives are rebuilt into a temporary file and swapped in atomically, with an optional .bak backup.

No silent overwrites

If another program changed the file meanwhile, RPFView refuses to overwrite it and offers to reload.

04Power tools

Scriptable, and always up to date

Command line

Every weapon meta file in under a second

rpfview-cli extract-weapon-metas pulls the weapon metadata of the base game, the update and every DLC pack, about 450 files, keeping the game's folder structure. It is read-only towards the game, so it suits scripts and AI agents.

Windows PowerShell

Example: running rpfview-cli extract-weapon-metas prints the game folder and the output folder, then reports “453 file(s) extracted to D:\work\weapon-metas in 0.2 s. Searched 179 archive(s).”

Command-line reference

Always up to date

Updates before RPFView even opens

At startup a small window checks for a new version, downloads it, installs it and restarts. Updates are usually small delta packages, often under 1 MB. No connection? RPFView starts normally after a few seconds.

Illustration of the startup window: it checks for updates, downloads the new version with a progress bar, installs it and opens RPFView.

See what changed

05First start

Modding in three steps

RPFView ships no Rockstar keys. It derives them once from your own GTA5.exe and caches them, so later starts need nothing.

  1. 1

    Pick the game folder

    Detected automatically in Steam libraries, the Rockstar Games Launcher, Epic Games and common install folders.

  2. 2

    Set up keys

    One consent click lets RPFView fetch CodeWalker's public magic.dat, or pick a local copy. Keys are verified against your game.

  3. 3

    Start modding

    Browse, search, preview and export right away. Switch on Edit mode when you want to change something.

Welcome to RPFView
RPFView first-start dialog: the detected GTA V Legacy folder and the key setup with the consent box for downloading magic.datRPFView first-start dialog: the detected GTA V Legacy folder and the key setup with the consent box for downloading magic.dat

06FAQ

Questions before you download

All frequently asked questions

Open up GTA V's archives

Free, small, and up to date every time it starts.

Download for Windows

v0.5.1 · 18.1 MB · Windows 10/11 64-bit

Requires Windows 10 or 11 (64-bit) · GTA V Legacy for PC.