Template:BeginFileFormatTools

This is the table heading for a list of file format tools.

Examples

Type=archive

This type is used for game archives. These are similar to .zip files in that they store a collection of other files, usually with filenames and sometimes with compression. A key point of an archive is that it can store arbitrary data, so tilesets are usually not considered archives as they cannot store non-image data like game maps or sound effects.

This used to be type=group, however it has now changed to type=archive. Please update if you see any old type=group uses.

The following tools are able to work with files in this format.

Name	Platform	Extract files?	Decompress on extract?	Create new?	Modify?	Compress on insert?	Access hidden data?	Edit metadata?	Notes
Example	DOS	Yes	N/A	Yes	No	N/A	View only	Only title	Example entry

{{BeginFileFormatTools|Type=archive}}
{{FileFormatTool
| Name = Example
| Platform = DOS
| canExtract = Yes
| canDecompress = N/A
| canCreate = Yes
| canModify = No
| canCompress = N/A
| editHidden = View only
| editMetadata = Only title
| notes = Example entry
}}
{{EndFileFormatTools}}

Parameter/example	Meaning
canExtract = Yes	Can this program extract files from the archive? Yes: this program can extract files from the game's archive files Partial: this program can extract some files (but not all) from the game's archive files No: this program cannot extract any files from the game's archive files
canDecompress = N/A	Can this program decompress files it extracts? (if supported by the format) Yes: this program can decompress all files from the game's archive files Partial: this program can decompress some files (but not all) from the game's archive files No: this program cannot decompress any files from the game's archive files N/A: none of the archive files support compression
canDecrypt = Yes	Can this program decrypt files it extracts? (if supported by the format, must add Encrypt=yes to {{BeginFileFormatTools}})
canCreate = No	Can this program create new files in this format from scratch?
canModify = Yes	Can this program modify parts of the file, leaving the rest unchanged?
canCompress = Yes	Can this program compress files, if the group file supports compression?
canEncrypt = Yes	Can this program encrypt files it inserts? (if supported by the format, must add Encrypt=yes to {{BeginFileFormatTools}})
editHidden = [Edit|Read|No|N/A]	Can this program view/edit hidden data inside the file? (if supported by the format) Edit: hidden data can be read and modified Read: hidden data can be viewed/extracted but not changed or set No: hidden data cannot be viewed or changed N/A: this file format does not have anywhere to embed any hidden data
editMetadata = [Edit|Read|No|N/A]	Can this program view/edit any metadata? (e.g. file description, title, artist, etc.) Edit: all known metadata can be read and modified Partial: some metadata can be read and/or modified Read: all metadata can be viewed/extracted but not changed or set No: none of the metadata can be viewed or changed N/A: this file format does not have any metadata
notes = text	Various notes, try to keep as short as possible

Type=audio

This type is used for sound effects (as opposed to music). Typically digitised audio like .wav files, but can also include OPL and PC speaker sound effects as well.

The following tools are able to work with files in this format.

Name	Platform	Play?	Create new?	Modify?	Convert/export to other?	Import from other?	Access hidden data?	Edit metadata?	Notes
Name	DOS	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes; .wav	N/A	Partial	notes

{{BeginFileFormatTools|Type=audio}}
{{FileFormatTool
| Name = Name
| Platform = DOS
| canPlay = Yes
| canCreate = Yes
| canModify = No
| canExport = No
| canImport = Yes; .wav
| editHidden = N/A
| editMetadata = Partial
| notes = notes
}}
{{EndFileFormatTools}}

Parameter/example	Meaning
canPlay = Yes	Can this program play audio in this format? Yes: this program can play all files in this format Partial: this program can play some files (but not all) in this format No: this program cannot play any files in this format (e.g. it is a conversion utility not a player)
canCreate = No	Can this program create new files in this format from scratch? Yes: this program can create empty files in this format No: this program cannot create empty files in this format
canModify = Yes	Can this program modify parts of the file, leaving the rest unchanged? Yes: this program can modify all files in this format Partial: this program can modify parts of files but there are some parts it cannot change No: this program cannot modify any files in this format
canExport = Yes; .wav	Can this program export the image into another format? Yes: this program can convert this file format to the ones listed No: this program cannot convert this file format to a different format
canImport = Yes; .wav	Can this program import another image into this format? Yes: this program can read the listed formats and convert them to this file format No: this program cannot convert any other file formats into this format
editHidden = [Edit|Read|No|N/A]	Can this program view/edit hidden data inside the file? (if supported by the format) Edit: hidden data can be read and modified Read: hidden data can be viewed/extracted but not changed or set No: hidden data cannot be viewed or changed N/A: this file format does not have anywhere to embed any hidden data
editMetadata = [Edit|Read|No|N/A]	Can this program view/edit group file metadata? (e.g. file description, title, artist, etc.) Edit: all known metadata can be read and modified Partial: some metadata can be read and/or modified Read: all metadata can be viewed/extracted but not changed or set No: none of the metadata can be viewed or changed N/A: this file format does not have any metadata
notes = text	Various notes, try to keep as short as possible

Type=exe

This type is used for tools that can edit executable files, to patch code, change messages, and alter other hard-coded game attributes.

The following tools are able to work with files in this format.

Name	Platform	Load?	Decompress?	Create?	Modify?	Compress?	Access hidden data?	Notes
Name	Platform	Yes	No	No	Partial	No	N/A	notes

{{BeginFileFormatTools|Type=exe}}
{{FileFormatTool
| Name = Name
| Platform = Platform
| canView = Yes
| canDecompress = No
| canCreate = No
| canModify = Partial
| canCompress = No
| editHidden = N/A
| notes = notes
}}
{{EndFileFormatTools}}

Parameter/example	Meaning
canView = Yes	Can this program view code or patches previously applied to the code? Yes: this program can view code or patches Partial: this program has some incomplete functionality for viewing code or patches No: this program cannot view any code or patches
canDecompress = N/A	Can this program decompress/decrypt executable files? Yes: this program can decompress all executable files in this format Partial: this program can partially decompress some files (but not all) in this format No: this program cannot decompress any executable files in this format
canCreate = No	Can this program create new files in this format from scratch?
canModify = Yes	Can this program modify parts of the file, leaving the rest unchanged?
canCompress = Yes	Can this program compress/encrypt files? Yes: this program can compress all executable files in this format Partial: this program can partially compress some files (but not all) in this format No: this program cannot compress any executable files in this format
editHidden = [Edit|Read|No|N/A]	Can this program view/edit hidden data inside the file? (if supported by the format) Edit: hidden data can be read and modified Read: hidden data can be viewed/extracted but not changed or set No: hidden data cannot be viewed or changed N/A: this file format does not have anywhere to embed any hidden data
notes = text	Various notes, try to keep as short as possible

Type=game

This type is used on a game page rather than a file format page, and lists tools with respect to the general areas of the game it can edit.

General programs (such as .wav file editors) are not listed here, as the focus is on editors specific to the game itself. However some general programs may be included if their focus is on game-specific file formats, such as IMF Format which is not used outside of a few of games. If this list grows to be too great (e.g. there are dozens of programs capable of editing .IMF files, so listing all of them on every game using that file format will clutter the results), then a link to the file format page should be placed below the template instead, and all the tools listed once on the file format page instead.

The following tools are able to work with this game.

Name	Platform	Group/archives	Levels	Graphics	Music	Sounds	Text	Saves	.exe patch	Notes
Name	Platform	Edit	No	Read	No	No	Partial	N/A	No	notes

{{BeginFileFormatTools|Type=game}}
{{FileFormatTool
| Name = Name
| Platform = Platform
| grp = Edit
| map = No
| gfx = Read
| mus = No
| sfx = No
| txt = Partial
| sav = N/A
| exe = No
| notes = notes
}}
{{EndFileFormatTools}}

Parameter/example	Meaning
grp = [Edit|Read|No|N/A]	Can this program edit game archives/group files? Edit: this program can read and change all the game's archive files Read: this program can read/extract the game's archives, but it cannot modify them or create them from scratch No: this program cannot do anything with the game's archive files N/A: this game does not have any archive files
map = [Edit|Read|No|N/A]	Can this program edit maps/levels? Edit: this program can read and change all the game's levels Read: this program can view the game's levels, but it cannot modify them or create them from scratch No: this program cannot do anything with the game's levels N/A: this game does not have any levels/maps
gfx = [Edit|Read|No|N/A]	Can this program edit the game's graphics? Edit: this program can read and change all the game's graphics Read: this program can read/extract the game's graphics, but it cannot modify them or create them from scratch No: this program cannot do anything with the game's graphics N/A: this game does not have any graphics
mus = [Edit|Read|No|N/A]	Can this program edit the game's music? Edit: this program can read/extract/convert/play and also modify all the game's music Read: this program can read/extract/convert/play the game's music, but it cannot replace it or change it No: this program cannot do anything with the game's music N/A: this game does not have any music
sfx = [Edit|Read|No|N/A]	Can this program edit the game's sound effects? Edit: this program can read/extract/convert/play and also modify all the game's sound effects Read: this program can read/extract/convert/play the game's sound effects, but it cannot replace it or change any of them No: this program cannot do anything with the game's sound effects N/A: this game does not have any sound effects
txt = [Edit|Read|No|N/A]	Can this program edit text messages displayed in the game? Edit: this program can view and also modify all the game's textual data Read: this program can view the game's textual data, but it cannot replace it or change any of it No: this program cannot do anything with the game's textual data N/A: this game does not have any text
sav = [Edit|Read|No|N/A]	Can this program alter saved games? Edit: this program can view and also modify saved game files Read: this program can view saved game files, but it cannot modify them No: this program cannot do anything with the saved game files N/A: this game does not have any saved game files
exe = [Edit|Read|No]	Can this program patch the game's code to change e.g. enemy behaviour? Edit: this program can patch the game's code Read: this program can view elements of the game's code, but it cannot modify anything No: this program cannot do anything with the game's code
editHidden = [Edit|Read|No|N/A]	Can this program view/edit hidden data inside the file? (if supported by the format) Edit: hidden data can be read and modified Read: hidden data can be viewed/extracted but not changed or set No: hidden data cannot be viewed or changed N/A: this game does not have anywhere to embed any hidden data
editMetadata = [Edit|Read|No|N/A]	Can this program view/edit group file metadata? (e.g. file description, title, artist, etc.) Edit: all known metadata can be read and modified Partial: some metadata can be read and/or modified Read: all metadata can be viewed/extracted but not changed or set No: none of the metadata can be viewed or changed N/A: this game does not have any metadata
notes = text	Various notes, try to keep as short as possible

Type=image

This type is used for any sort of graphics data, including images, animations and tilesets.

The following tools are able to work with files in this format.

Name	Platform	View images in this format?	Convert/export to another file/format?	Import from another file/format?	Access hidden data?	Edit metadata?	Notes
Name	Linux/Mac/Windows	Yes	No	Yes; .png	N/A	Partial	notes

{{BeginFileFormatTools|Type=image}}
{{FileFormatTool
| Name = Name
| Platform = Linux/Mac/Windows
| canView = Yes
| canExport = No
| canImport = Yes; .png
| editHidden = N/A
| editMetadata = Partial
| notes = notes
}}
{{EndFileFormatTools}}

Parameter/example	Meaning
canView = Yes	Can this program view the image? Yes: this program can view all files in this format Partial: this program can view some files (but not all) in this format No: this program cannot view any files in this format (e.g. it is a conversion utility not a viewer)
canExport = Yes; .wav	Can this program export the image into another format? Yes: this program can convert this file format to the ones listed No: this program cannot convert this file format to a different format
canImport = Yes; .wav	Can this program import another image into this format? Yes: this program can read the listed formats and convert them to this file format No: this program cannot convert any other file formats into this format
editHidden = [Edit|Read|No|N/A]	Can this program view/edit hidden data inside the file? (if supported by the format) Edit: hidden data can be read and modified Read: hidden data can be viewed/extracted but not changed or set No: hidden data cannot be viewed or changed N/A: this file format does not have anywhere to embed any hidden data
editMetadata = [Edit|Read|No|N/A]	Can this program view/edit group file metadata? (e.g. file description, title, artist, etc.) Edit: all known metadata can be read and modified Partial: some metadata can be read and/or modified Read: all metadata can be viewed/extracted but not changed or set No: none of the metadata can be viewed or changed N/A: this file format does not have any metadata
notes = text	Various notes, try to keep as short as possible

Type=map

This type is used for tools that can edit game levels.

The following tools are able to work with files in this format.

Name	Platform	View?	Create new?	Modify?	Access hidden data?	Edit metadata?	Notes
Name	DOS	Yes	No	Partial	N/A	N/A	notes

{{BeginFileFormatTools|Type=map}}
{{FileFormatTool
| Name = Name
| Platform = DOS
| canView = Yes
| canCreate = No
| canModify = Partial
| editHidden = N/A
| editMetadata = N/A
| notes = notes
}}
{{EndFileFormatTools}}

Parameter/example	Meaning
canView = Yes	Can this program view/render the map? (to the screen or to an image file) Yes: this program can view all files in this format Partial: this program can view some files (but not all) in this format No: this program cannot view any files in this format (e.g. it is a conversion utility not a viewer)
canCreate = No	Can this program create new files in this format from scratch? Yes: this program can create empty files in this format No: this program cannot create empty files in this format
canModify = Yes	Can this program modify parts of the file, leaving the rest unchanged? Yes: this program can modify all files in this format Partial: this program can modify parts of files but there are some parts it cannot change No: this program cannot modify any files in this format
editHidden = [Edit|Read|No|N/A]	Can this program view/edit hidden data inside the file? (if supported by the format) Edit: hidden data can be read and modified Read: hidden data can be viewed/extracted but not changed or set No: hidden data cannot be viewed or changed N/A: this file format does not have anywhere to embed any hidden data
editMetadata = [Edit|Read|No|N/A]	Can this program view/edit group file metadata? (e.g. file description, title, artist, etc.) Edit: all known metadata can be read and modified Partial: some metadata can be read and/or modified Read: all metadata can be viewed/extracted but not changed or set No: none of the metadata can be viewed or changed N/A: this file format does not have any metadata
notes = text	Various notes, try to keep as short as possible

Type=text

This type is used for text files, such as scripts, plain text configuration files, etc.

The following tools are able to work with files in this format.

Name	Platform	View?	Modify?	Access hidden data?	Edit metadata?	Notes
Name	DOS	Yes	Partial	N/A	N/A	notes

{{BeginFileFormatTools|Type=text}}
{{FileFormatTool
| Name = Name
| Platform = DOS
| canView = Yes
| canModify = Partial
| editHidden = N/A
| editMetadata = N/A
| notes = notes
}}
{{EndFileFormatTools}}

Parameter/example	Meaning
canView = Yes	Can this program view the text? Yes: this program can view all files in this format Partial: this program can view some files (but not all) in this format No: this program cannot view any files in this format
canModify = Yes	Can this program modify parts of the file, leaving the rest unchanged? Yes: this program can modify all files in this format Partial: this program can modify parts of files but there are some parts it cannot change No: this program cannot modify any files in this format
editHidden = [Edit|Read|No|N/A]	Can this program view/edit hidden data inside the file? (if supported by the format) Edit: hidden data can be read and modified Read: hidden data can be viewed/extracted but not changed or set No: hidden data cannot be viewed or changed N/A: this file format does not have anywhere to embed any hidden data
editMetadata = [Edit|Read|No|N/A]	Can this program view/edit group file metadata? (e.g. file description, title, artist, etc.) Edit: all known metadata can be read and modified Partial: some metadata can be read and/or modified Read: all metadata can be viewed/extracted but not changed or set No: none of the metadata can be viewed or changed N/A: this file format does not have any metadata
notes = text	Various notes, try to keep as short as possible