What is the MPQ file format?
A file with the .MPQ extension is a file known as Blizzard Entertainment Archive. This format is associated with Blizzard Entertainment, Inc..
The reliable way to open a .MPQ file is with software that recognises this exact format, rather than guessing from the file name. If you are not sure what created a file, our file identifier can read its first bytes and name the real format, even when the file has been renamed.
We are still gathering the list of programs that open .MPQ files. A fully verified, hand-written description of this format is being prepared; until then, the details on this page are drawn directly from our database.
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