arcdEx vs Rusted PackFile Manager

arcdEx

6.6 #14 in Game asset extractors

About arcdEx

Rusted PackFile Manager

7.3 #5 in Game asset extractors

About Rusted PackFile Manager
arcdExRusted PackFile Manager
Free planNoYes
Free trialNoNo
Paid from—Free
Open sourceNoNo
Platforms—api, Linux, self-hosted, Windows
Free planYesYes
Asset typesDefold archives, archive indexes, manifests, compiled Lua files, texture resourcesPack archives, database tables, localization files, scripts, animations, models, textures, audio, maps, UI resources, text files, and video
Game file formats.arcd, .arci, .dmanifest, .texturec, .luacPack (.pack), DB tables, Loc, ESF, RigidModel, UnitVariant, CS2 collision, AnimPack, Anim, AnimFragmentBattle, AnimsTable, MatchedCombat, BNK sound banks, sound bank databases, sound events, DAT containers, BMD, UIC, portrait settings, Lua, XML, JSON, YAML, HLSL, GLSL, Markdown, VMD, WSModel, and CA VP8 video
Texture formats.texturec, Basis UASTC, .basisDDS textures and atlases
Batch extractionYesYes
Command-line supportYesYes
Archive repackingNoYes
Model formats—RigidModel (.rigid_model_v2), UnitVariant, and CS2 collision

Both are listed in Best Game Asset Extractors. On VGSources, Rusted PackFile Manager scores higher on our published basis.