Archive
What is a .gpkg file?
A .gpkg file is an OGC GeoPackage (version 1.0-1.31). This is an archive — a container holding other files, usually compressed.
How to open a .gpkg file
- 7-Zip (Windows) or Keka / The Unarchiver (Mac) extract most archive formats, including old ones.
- On Linux, try `7z x`, `unar` or Ark.
The registry records this extension against OGC GeoPackage, so software from that family is the most likely match.
How to convert a .gpkg file
- Extract the contents, then re-compress as .zip if you need to share them widely.
MIME type
When a .gpkg file travels over the web, servers label it with this MIME type:
application/geopackage+sqlite3The technical record
For archivists, developers and the merely curious: these are the PRONOM registry entries for .gpkg.
| Format name | Version | MIME type | PUID |
|---|---|---|---|
| OGC GeoPackage | 1.0-1.31 | application/geopackage+sqlite3 | fmt/1700 |