Rusted PackFile Manager vs Source 2 Viewer
| Rusted PackFile Manager | Source 2 Viewer | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | No | No |
| Paid from | Free | Free |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | api, Linux, self-hosted, Windows | Linux, macOS, Web, Windows |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Asset types | Pack archives, database tables, localization files, scripts, animations, models, textures, audio, maps, UI resources, text files, and video | maps, models, materials, textures, sounds, particles, physics, animations, shaders, navigation meshes, closed captions, KeyValues |
| Game file formats | Pack (.pack), DB tables, Loc, ESF, RigidModel, UnitVariant, CS2 collision, AnimPack, Anim, AnimFragmentBattle, AnimsTable, MatchedCombat, BNK sound banks, sound bank databases, sound events, DAT containers, BMD, UIC, portrait settings, Lua, XML, JSON, YAML, HLSL, GLSL, Markdown, VMD, WSModel, and CA VP8 video | VPK, vmap, vwrld, vmdl, vmat, vtex, vpcf, vphys, vsnd, vwnod, vvis, vpk, vcs, SPIR-V, nav, bin, DMX, KeyValues |
| Model formats | RigidModel (.rigid_model_v2), UnitVariant, and CS2 collision | glTF 2.0, GLB, vmdl, DMX |
| Texture formats | DDS textures and atlases | PNG, JPG, EXR, SVG |
| Batch extraction | Yes | Yes |
| Command-line support | Yes | Yes |
| Archive repacking | Yes | Yes |
Both are listed in Best Game Asset Extractors. On Everything Xiaomi, Source 2 Viewer scores higher on our published basis.