alphabetical list of extensions

File extension .PKG

File description

Files with the PKG extension are commonly utilized by the Apple’s OS X. These files normally comprise of the installer scripts that are used in several different Mac applications for program installation purposes. The files hold compressed installer files that are useful in installing Mac programs and applications on to the user’s hard disk.

Most of the times, the PKG file format keeps updating itself to the latest installer package. This format was mainly developed to assist the software developers come up with uniform installer programs. It allows easy and seamless installation of applications along with their updates.

Description of the problem

If you have on your computer a .PKG file that you cannot open, you are in exactly the same situation as thousands of other people who have similar problems with this or any other unknown file.

There may be several reasons why you cannot open the file with .PKG extension. Directly on this website you can find a solution of the most common problem with the .PKG file – that you do not have on your computer the appropriate program to open the file.

Solution

From the list below, select the appropriate program, install it and double click on the icon of a file that did not want to open - the problem with the .PKG file extension should be solved. However, if this does not happen, go back to the website to learn about other possible causes of the error, which have been described at the bottom of the website.

Category

Compressed Files

Developer

Apple

Popularity

File name: Mac OS X Installer Package

Programs that will open this file:

Mac OS

Apple Installer

CharlesSoft Pacifist

Category

Game Files

Developer

Sony

Popularity

File name: PlayStation Store Downloaded Package

Programs that will open this file:

Windows

Sony PS3

Mac OS

Sony PS3

Category

Settings Files

Developer

Nokia

Popularity

File name: Symbian Package File

Programs that will open this file:

Windows

CreateSIS

Easy SIS Creator

UnSIS

Category

3D Image Files

Developer

Parametric Technology

Popularity

File name: CoCreate OneSpace Modeling Package File

Programs that will open this file:

Windows

Adobe Acrobat

CoCreate Modeling

Mac OS

Adobe Acrobat

Category

3D Image Files

Developer

Microsoft

Popularity

File name: Midtown Madness 2 Model File

Programs that will open this file:

Windows

Midtown Madness 2

ZModeler

Remember!

The .PKG file extension can correspond to several not related file formats. If there is more than one file format with the .PKG extension, you will probably find most of them at this website. Remember that you need to download a program to support a particular file type. So first look through the entire contents of the website to select a program to support just the file you have.

Other possible reasons why your .PKG file does not want to open

In addition to the problem described above, i.e. the lack of the appropriate application to support the .PKG file, there may be several reasons that cause problems with opening and operation of the data format:

1. Incorrect version of the installed application

A quite common problem is the lack of application in the appropriate version. Even if you have an application, with the help of which you should open the .PKG file, you may have a problem with it because of its version. Perhaps in previous versions the application has not yet supported the .PKG file, so download the update and check again.

2. Incorrect .PKG file association with the program

If you have already installed the appropriate application, and it is the correct version, the file may not open correctly, because the operating system does not have information that this program supports the file. So you need to "show" which program the computer should use. To do this:

Right-click the .PKG file
Go to the "Open with" - then "Choose default program ..."
Locate the appropriate application
Click "OK"

3. The file is corrupt

It also happens that the file you want to open is corrupt and therefore there is no such possibility. In this situation, you should find its different version, or ask a person from whom you got, to send it again.