MCPACK file format description

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

1 filename extension(s) found in our database.

.mcpack - Minecraft Resource Pack

The MCPACK archive files are related to Minecraft. MCPACK file is a Minecraft Resource Pack. Minecraft is a sandbox construction game created by Mojang AB founder Markus Persson.

Application:

Minecraft

Category:

Archive files

Mime-type:

application/octet-stream

Magic:

- / -

Aliases:

Minecraft Resource Pack related extensions:

.dat_mcr: Minecraft Level Data Backup
.dat_new: Minecraft New Level Data Backup
.dat_old: Minecraft Old Level Data Backup
.grf: Minecraft Game Rules Data
.mca: Minecraft Anvil Data
.mcaddon: Minecraft Addon Package

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

Can't open a .mcpack 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.mcpack

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 .mcpack file extension is often given incorrectly!

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

cmpack, cpack, mpack

Is it possible that the filename extension is misspelled?

Similar file extensions in our database:

.cpack: Cpack Archive
.mpack: Mpack Encoded MIME Message
.cmpack: Aptify CM Tool Package

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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