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UABEA vs VPKEdit
Both are on VGSources's list of game asset extractors.
UABEA
github.com
UABEA works on Windows and Linux with Unity Asset Bundles, Serialized Files and Addressables bundles, allowing them to be read and written.
VisitVPKEdit
github.com
VPKEdit is a free, MIT-licensed tool for creating, extracting, previewing, editing, and repacking game archive formats.
VisitSide by side
| UABEA | VPKEdit | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | No | No |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Runs on | Linux, Windows | Linux, macOS, Windows |
| Open source | Yes | No |
| Place | #1 of 24 | #10 of 24 |
| Checked | 19 Oct 2026 | 30 Sept 2026 |
In short
UABEA: Windows and Linux builds, batch operations and an MIT license make it easy to fit into a personal workflow. The decision changes when the task depends on mesh pipelines, audio encoding, video assets or the newest Unity releases. Those areas have documented gaps and extra file handling. Treat UABEA as an editor for targeted changes, not a universal extractor or asset-conversion suite.
VPKEdit: VPKEdit covers archive inspection and editing across many game formats, with both GUI and CLI workflows. It is focused on GoldSrc and Source 1 rather than Source 2.