BSP file format description

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

1 filename extension(s) found in our database.

.bsp - Quake Map Data

The BSP game data files are related to Quake. BSP file is a Quake Map Data. BSP (Binary Space Partitioning) is a general map file extension used in games such as the Doom, Quake, and games that use Quake-derived engines, such as the Half-Life series and Call of Duty series.

Application:

Quake

Category:

Game Data files

Mime-type:

application/octet-stream

Magic:

- / -

Aliases:

Quake Map Data related extensions:

.mdl: Quake 3D Model Data
.pak: Quake Engine Data

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

Can't open a .bsp 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.bsp

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 .bsp file extension is often given incorrectly!

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

nsp, vsp, bxp, bs, bp, bcp, sp, gsp, bzp, bwp, bsl, bps, bep, sbp, hsp

Is it possible that the filename extension is misspelled?

Similar file extensions in our database:

.vsp: Corel VideoStudio Project
.bxp: BasicX Project
.bp: Binary Picture TIFF Image
.nsp: KayPentax CSL Audio
.bs: C64 Printfox/Pagefox Bitmap Image
.vsp: Visual Studio Profiling Data

Operating systems

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

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