arcdEx vs Source 2 Viewer
| arcdEx | Source 2 Viewer | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Free trial | No | No |
| Paid from | — | Free |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | — | Linux, macOS, Web, Windows |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Asset types | Defold archives, archive indexes, manifests, compiled Lua files, texture resources | maps, models, materials, textures, sounds, particles, physics, animations, shaders, navigation meshes, closed captions, KeyValues |
| Game file formats | .arcd, .arci, .dmanifest, .texturec, .luac | VPK, vmap, vwrld, vmdl, vmat, vtex, vpcf, vphys, vsnd, vwnod, vvis, vpk, vcs, SPIR-V, nav, bin, DMX, KeyValues |
| Texture formats | .texturec, Basis UASTC, .basis | PNG, JPG, EXR, SVG |
| Batch extraction | Yes | Yes |
| Command-line support | Yes | Yes |
| Archive repacking | No | Yes |
| Model formats | — | glTF 2.0, GLB, vmdl, DMX |
Both are listed in Best Game Asset Extractors. On VGSources, Source 2 Viewer scores higher on our published basis.