How to convert ESP to ESM
Converting a .ESP file to .ESM lets you open the content in software that prefers the .ESM format, though some details may change compared with the original. We are still putting together the list of programs that handle .ESP files.
A full step-by-step guide for this conversion is on the way; the information above is drawn straight from our database.
About these formats
.ESP
Bethesda Elder Scrolls / Fallout Plugin
An ESP file is a Bethesda game plugin - a mod for Elder Scrolls (Skyrim, Oblivion, Morrowind) or Fallout (3, New Vegas, 4). You do not open it like a document; you install it with Vortex or…
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.ESM
Elder Scrolls Master File
An ESM file is a master data file for Bethesda games - Skyrim, Fallout, Oblivion and others. It holds core game records (world data, NPCs, items, quests) that mod plugins depend on. The…
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