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.rep File Extension

File Type 1Grand Theft Auto Replay File

Developer Rockstar Games
Category Game files
File Format Binary

.REP Type 1

A REP file is a replay file created by Grand Theft Auto (GTA), an open world car racing and campaign game. It contains a series of frames, or scenes, which capture gameplay information at a particular time, including actors, weather, pedestrians, and vehicle positions. REP files are used to share and review gameplay experiences.

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REP files do not contain actual video data. They only contain captured frame data that can be replayed in GTA.

NOTE: REP files are used by various editions of the GTA franchise, including GTA 3, GTA: Vice City (VC), GTA: San Andreas (SA), and others.

Programs that open REP files

File Type 2StarCraft Replay File

Developer Blizzard Entertainment
Category Game files
File Format Binary

.REP Type 2

File created by StarCraft, a real-time strategy game where players create bases and control units in outer space; contains a recording of all events during a single player or multi-player map encounter; used to review and share gaming experiences.

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REP files do not contain actual video data. They only contain action and sequence data that can be replayed in StarCraft. REP files are located in the Starcraft\Maps\Replay directory. They may be played back in StarCraft.

NOTE: StarCraft 2 stores replay files with the .SC2REPLAY extension.

Programs that open REP files
Macintosh
SC Replay

File Type 3X-Plane Replay File

Developer Laminar Research
Category Data files
File Format Binary

.REP Type 3

Replay file created by X-Plane, a professional flight simulator; contains a recording of a previous flight, which includes the aircraft and flight circumstances such as the weather and aircraft controls.

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The REP file is used by X-Plane to review your flight. It does not contain video data, rather it contains frame data that can be replayed in X-Plane.

To create a REP file, select File → Save Replay and to load a REP file, select File → Load Replay.

Programs that open REP files
Windows
X-Plane
Linux
X-Plane
Macintosh
X-Plane

About REP Files

Our goal is to explain what .rep file is used for for and how to open it.

File X-Plane Replay File usage cases for Mac, Windows, Linux, Android, and iOS software listed on this page have been individually researched and verified using the FilesWiki team. We strive for 100% accuracy and only publish information about file formats that we have tested and verified.