PAPA file format description

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

1 filename extension(s) found in our database.

.papa - Flipline Papa Games Data

The PAPA game data files are related to Flipline Papa Games. The PAPA file is a Flipline Papa Games Data.

Application:

Flipline Papa Games

Category:

Game Data files

Mime-type:

application/octet-stream

Magic:

- / -

Aliases:

Flipline Papa Games Data related extensions:

.elb: WWII Fighters Audio Data
.qmod: Beat Saber for Quest Mod
.pat: Train Simulator Track Path Data
.anm: Infinity Engine Equation Script
.smd2: StarMade Ship Data
.lrf: League of Legends Game Replay

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

Can't open a .papa 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.papa

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 .papa file extension is often given incorrectly!

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

apa, paa, pap, ppa

Is it possible that the filename extension is misspelled?

Similar file extensions in our database:

.paa: Armed Assault Texture Data
.apa: RSView Application Manager Archive
.apa: Atari 8-bit APA Image
.ppa: Microsoft PowerPoint Add-in
.paa: Personal Ancestral File Data
.pap: Corel Painter Paper Texture

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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