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Convert WAD to PK3

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Is it possible to convert WAD to PK3?
Yes - WAD converts to PK3.

PK3 is a ZIP archive used by GZDoom for complex modern mods. You can package a WAD as a PK3 by renaming it to .zip, adding lumps as plain files in the archive's expected folders, and renaming to .pk3. Slade 3 can open both WADs and PK3s and convert between them.

Also to PK3: PAK

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Last verified Nov 2026

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How to convert WAD to PK3

Converting a .WAD file to .PK3 lets you open the content in software that prefers the .PK3 format, though some details may change compared with the original. We are still putting together the list of programs that handle .WAD 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

.WAD Doom WAD (Where's All the Data) Game Archive

A WAD file is a game archive created by id Software for Doom (1993), holding all game assets - maps, textures, sounds, and sprites - as named "lumps". To play one, use the free source port…

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.PK3 id Tech 3 engine resource file

A .PK3 file is associated with id Tech 3 engine resource, a game file.

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