Rusted PackFile Manager

Rusted PackFile Manager (RPFM) is a Rust + Qt6 reimplementation of PackFile Manager (PFM), one of the best modding tools for Total War games. It opens, inspects, edits and saves PackFiles for every Total War since Empire: Total War, and ships integrated editors for DB tables, Loc files, scripts, animations, portrait settings, rigid models, videos and a long list of other formats.

Downloads: https://github.com/Frodo45127/rpfm/releases

Manual (read it before asking!): HERE.

Requirements (to use)

• Windows: just download, extract and run.
• Linux:
  • Arch Linux and derivatives: it's in the AUR as rpfm-bin.
  • Other distros: install Qt6, xz and 7zip — or use the Flatpak.
• macOS: you'll know it when I manage to compile it for Mac.

Requirements (to build)

See the compilation instructions.

Architecture

RPFM is split into several crates so the same code can power the desktop app, a headless server, and any third-party tool that wants to read or write Total War files.

Libraries

Crate	Purpose
rpfm_lib	Core file-format library: packs, schemas, DB, Loc, RigidModel, audio, video…
rpfm_extensions	Higher-level workflows: dependencies, diagnostics, search, optimizer, translator, glTF export.
rpfm_ipc	Command/response protocol shared between UI and server.
rpfm_telemetry	Logging, crash reporting and opt-out action telemetry.
rpfm_ui_common	Shared Qt6 helpers used by every UI consumer.

Executables

Crate	Purpose
rpfm_ui	The Qt6 desktop application most people interact with.
rpfm_server	Backend that does the heavy file/schema/filesystem work. Exposes WebSocket + MCP for AI tools. The UI spawns it automatically.

Companion data

Folder	Purpose
schemas	RON schema files for every supported game, plus runtime patches and animation IDs.
old_ak_files	Archived Assembly Kit definitions for Empire and Napoleon (no AK was ever shipped).
install	Per-platform packaging scripts (Linux tar.zst, Flatpak, AUR, Windows zip).

FAQ

• How can I translate the UI to my own language? Go to the locale folder, copy English_en.ftl, rename it to NameYouWantInTheUI_xx.ftl (for Spanish: Español_es.ftl), translate it. Done.
• Why is there no .exe in the download? Because you downloaded the source code, not the program. See Downloads at the top.
• How do I contribute a mod translation? Use RPFM's translator tool to produce a translation JSON, then submit it to the Total War Translation Hub. Runcher will pick it up automatically for any user with translations enabled.

Credits

• Created and programmed by: Frodo45127.
• Extra programming work by: Vandy.
• Modern DDS read support by: Phazer.
• App icons until v1.6.2 by: Maruka.
• App icons since v2.0.0 by: Jake Armitage.
• AnimPack research: Marthenil and Frodo45127.
• Ca_vp8 research: John Sirett.
• LUA functions by: Aexrael Dex.
• LUA Types for Kailua: DrunkFlamingo.
• RigidModel research by: Mr.Jox, Der Spaten, Maruka, phazer and Frodo45127.
• RigidModel module until v1.6.2 by: Frodo45127.
• RigidModel module since v2.4.99 by: Phazer.
• TW: Arena research and coding: Trolldemorted.

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