unrpa is a tool to extract files from the RPA archive format (from the Ren'Py Visual Novel Engine.
It can also be used as a library.
The best way to install unrpa is through your package manager, if a package is available for your operating system. I maintain an AUR package for Arch Linux users.
You can also install unrpa through pip, the Python package manager. You can do this on Windows with:
py -3 -m pip install "unrpa"
Or use python3 rather than py -3 on unix systems. You can see
the official documentation for more help installing
through pip.
You can also download the latest release and extract it.
You will need Python 3.7 or later in order to run it (either install through your package manager or directly from python.org).
If you are trying to extract more exotic RPA archives, there may be additional dependencies. unrpa should instruct you how to install them if required.
When installed through your package manager or pip, you should be able to use unrpa by opening a terminal or command prompt and doing something like:
unrpa -mp "path/to/output/dir" "path/to/archive.rpa"
If you are running from source, you will need execute python directly:
-
On most unix systems, open a terminal in the directory containing unrpa then:
python3 -m unrpa -mp "path/to/output/dir" "path/to/archive.rpa" -
On most Windows systems, open a Command Prompt in the directory containing unrpa then:
py -3 -m unrpa -mp "path\to\output\dir" "path\to\archive.rpa"
usage: unrpa [-h] [-v] [-s] [-l] [-p PATH] [-m] [-f VERSION]
[--continue-on-error] [-o OFFSET] [-k KEY] [--version]
FILENAME
| Positional Argument | Description |
|---|---|
| FILENAME | the RPA file to extract. |
| Optional Argument | Description |
|---|---|
| -h, --help | show this help message and exit |
| -v, --verbose | explain what is being done [default]. |
| -s, --silent | no output. |
| -l, --list | only list contents, do not extract. |
| -p PATH, --path PATH | will extract to the given path. |
| -m, --mkdir | will make any non-existent directories in extraction path. |
| -f VERSION, --force VERSION | forces an archive version. May result in failure. Possible versions: RPA-1.0, RPA-2.0, RPA-3.0, ALT-1.0, ZiX-12A, ZiX-12B, RPA-3.2. |
| --continue-on-error | try to continue extraction when something goes wrong. |
| -o OFFSET, --offset OFFSET | sets an offset to be used to decode unsupported archives. |
| -k KEY, --key KEY | sets a key to be used to decode unsupported archives. |
| --version | show program's version number and exit |
- Check you are using the latest version of Python 3.
- Check you are using quotes around file paths.
- Video guides may be out of date, please check this file for up-to-date advice on using the tool.
If something goes wrong while extracting an archive, please make an issue.
New variants of the RPA format get created regularly, so new games might not work - generally support can be added quickly though.