Suggestions appear as you type. Use the up and down arrows to choose one and Enter to open it.

This page's audience our own tag's counts — open to see them
–Visits
–Page views
–Clicks to vendors
–Time on page
–Reading now
Clicks to vendors, by tool
  • –
Top countries
  • –
Devices
  • –

– · visits, page views and clicks counted by our own tag, which counts more than our checked analytics; every figure rounded down · how we count

UE Viewer

Free#23 of 25 in Game Modding ToolsGame Asset Extractors

UE Viewer: A focused open-source toolkit for inspecting and exporting Unreal game assets. Ranked #23 of 25 in Game Modding Tools by our editors (6.7/10); pricing: Open source; best for unreal package viewing and export.

6.7/10Editor score
Visit UE Viewer
UE Viewer6.7 Visit UE Viewer

At a glance

  • Editor score
    6.7 / 10
  • Pricing
    Open source
  • Best for
    Unreal package viewing and export
  • Paid from
    Free
  • Archive extraction
    Yes
  • Founded
    2007
  • Facts checked
    20 Sep 2026

  • Where it wins

    • Supports packages from more than 300 Unreal Engine games
    • Exports meshes, animations, textures, sounds, and other resources
    • Extracts packages from PAK and OBB files on Windows and Linux

  • Where it doesn't

    • Linux version is command-line only
    • Material inspection is limited to supported materials
    • Works within a focused Unreal Engine resource workflow

Our verdict on UE Viewer

UE Viewer is an open-source desktop utility for viewing and extracting resources from Unreal Engine games. It is aimed at modders, technical artists, researchers, and developers who need to inspect game packages or export assets for further work. The tool supports packages from more than 300 games across Unreal Engine generations, with Windows and Linux builds. Its viewing features cover skeletal meshes with animations, vertex meshes, static meshes, and supported materials with their internal structure.

Its strongest advantage is the breadth of resources it can export. UE Viewer handles skeletal, vertex, and static meshes, animations, textures in TGA and DDS formats, sounds, ScaleForm resources, and FaceFX resources. It also extracts packages from PAK and OBB files, and its supported formats include UPK, XXX, UKX, UMAP, PAK, OBB, PSK, PSA, PSKX, MD5MESH, MD5ANIM, glTF, TGA, DDS, and MAT. Both graphical and command-line workflows are available, giving Windows users a visual option alongside terminal-based operation.

The main trade-off is platform and feature scope. Linux support is command-line only, so users seeking a graphical Linux workflow should look elsewhere. Material inspection applies to supported materials rather than every asset, and the product is specifically centered on Unreal Engine package viewing and extraction. UE Viewer is a strong fit when the goal is to inspect or export Unreal resources across many games; it is less suitable for broader, engine-agnostic modding workflows or users who need a polished graphical experience on Linux.

Your product? Our editors can test UE Viewer in depth and publish a review, labelled as paid · from $149/mo →

UE Viewer pricing

Plans Open sourceFree Free to use — no paid tier required for the core job.
See plans on gildor.org

UE Viewer fact sheet

Free planNot verified
Paid fromFree
Archive extractionYes
Mod packagingNot verified
Plugin editingNot verified
Script editingNot verified
Supported formatsUPK, XXX, UKX, UMAP, PAK, OBB, PSK, PSA, PSKX, MD5MESH, MD5ANIM, glTF, TGA, DDS, MAT
Supported platformsWindows, Linux
DeploymentDesktop
PlatformsWindows, Linux
SupportCommunity, Docs
Built forSolo, Small business (editorial estimate)
PricingOpen source
Websitegildor.org
Facts checked20 Sep 2026

Alternatives to UE Viewer

See all UE Viewer alternatives →

Also Ranked In

UE Viewer is ranked in 2 of our directories.

Used UE Viewer? Be the first to review it

The editor score above is our own research. What this page doesn't have yet is a reader's view — what you used UE Viewer for, what worked and what didn't. No stars are seeded and no review is paid for; an editor reads every one before it appears.

Write a reviewTwo minutes · verified accounts only · read by an editor before it appears

Reviews come only from verified accounts. Sign in or create an account first — your e-mail is never shown.

Your rating

0 characters · at least 80, up to 3,000

Posted from your verified account. Reviews appear after an editor reads them, usually within two working days.

Featured on iTechGuides

Featured on iTechGuides — UE Viewer 6.7/10

UE Viewer is listed in our Game Modding Tools directory. Add the badge to your site — it links back to this page.

<a href="https://www.itechguides.com/products/ue-viewer/"><img src="https://www.itechguides.com/best/badge/ue-viewer.svg" alt="Featured on iTechGuides" width="230" height="46"></a>

Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

Advertiser disclosure: iTechGuides is reader-supported. Vendors can pay for top positions in our rankings and for a place on other products' pages, and we may earn a commission when you click some links. Bought places stand at the number bought; this page and our disclosure say so. Paying vendors may get a fuller, more detailed review from our editors, and that review can change their score. How we rank.

Last updated · How we research and update