BRRES file format description

Many people share .brres files without attaching instructions on how to use it. Yet it isn’t evident for everyone which program a .brres file can be edited, converted or printed with. On this page, we try to provide assistance for handling .brres files.

1 filename extension(s) found in our database.

.brres - BRRES Resource Package

The BRRES data files are related to BrawlTools. The BRRES file is a BRRES Resource Package. It is a resource file. BRRES files are similar to SZS files. They contain multiple sections, sometimes refereed to as files. The format has been used in many games by Nintendo.

Application:

BrawlTools

Category:

Data files

Mime-type:

application/octet-stream

Magic:

- / -

Aliases:

BRRES Resource Package related extensions:

.brsar: BRSAR Audio Package
.brstm: BRSTM Audio Stream

Naturally, other applications may also use the .brres file extension. Even harmful programs can create .brres files. Be especially cautious with .brres files coming from an unknown source!

Can't open a .brres file?

When you double-click a file to open it, Windows examines the filename extension. If Windows recognizes the filename extension, it opens the file in the program that is associated with that filename extension. When Windows does not recognize a filename extension, you receive the following message:

Windows can't open this file:

example.brres

To open this file, Windows needs to know what program you want to use to open it. Windows can go online to look it up automatically, or you can manually select one from a list of programs that are installed on your computer.

To avoid this error, you need to set the file association correctly.

Open Control Panel > Control Panel Home > Default Programs > Set Associations.
Select a file type in the list and click Change Program.

The .brres file extension is often given incorrectly!

According to the searches on our site, these misspellings were the most common in the past year:

bfres, rbres, rres

Is it possible that the filename extension is misspelled?

Similar file extensions in our database:

.bfres: Mario Kart 8 Binary Cafe Resources Data
.rbres: RealBasic Resource Data
.rres: rResPacker Game Resource Package

Operating systems

DataTypes.net currently supports the following operating systems:

Windows XP/Vista, Windows 7/8/10, Windows 11, CentOS, Debian GNU/Linux, Ubuntu Linux, FreeBSD, macOS, Mac OS X, iOS, Android

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