Source 2 Viewer vs UABEA
| Source 2 Viewer | UABEA | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | No | No |
| Paid from | Free | Free |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | Linux, macOS, Web, Windows | Linux, Windows |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Asset types | maps, models, materials, textures, sounds, particles, physics, animations, shaders, navigation meshes, closed captions, KeyValues | textures, TextAssets, fonts, audio, MonoBehaviours |
| Game file formats | VPK, vmap, vwrld, vmdl, vmat, vtex, vpcf, vphys, vsnd, vwnod, vvis, vpk, vcs, SPIR-V, nav, bin, DMX, KeyValues | Unity Asset Bundles, Unity Serialized Files, Addressables bundles |
| Model formats | glTF 2.0, GLB, vmdl, DMX | — |
| Texture formats | PNG, JPG, EXR, SVG | TGA; texture formats supported by the Texture2D plugin |
| Batch extraction | Yes | Yes |
| Command-line support | Yes | — |
| Archive repacking | Yes | Yes |
Both are listed in Best Game Asset Extractors. On VGSources, Source 2 Viewer scores higher on our published basis.