[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"howto:gpkg:mac:en":3},{"resolvedFromAlias":4,"canonicalExt":5,"ext":5,"name":6,"category":7,"categoryName":8,"updatedAt":9,"os":10,"osLabel":11,"quickSolution":12,"stepByStep":13,"recommendedSoftware":16,"alternativeMethods":17,"commonIssues":18,"securityNote":37,"extensionPath":38,"extensionLabel":39,"breadcrumbs":40,"metaDescription":50},false,"gpkg","OGC GeoPackage (SQLite) geospatial database","gis","GIS","2026-06-12T08:51:37.946Z","mac","Mac","To open .GPKG files on Mac, open QGIS and use Data Source Manager to add a Vector or Raster layer from the .gpkg file.",[14,15],"Open QGIS and use Data Source Manager to add a Vector or Raster layer from the .gpkg file.","Choose the desired layer(s) from the GeoPackage and add them to the project.",[],[],[19,25,31],{"title":20,"description":21,"steps":22},"The file opens as a database, but no layers appear in a GIS app","A .gpkg is a SQLite database; if it does not follow the GeoPackage schema (or contains unexpected tables only), GIS software may not show any layers even though the database opens.",[23,24],"Try opening it in QGIS via the GeoPackage/SQLite data source workflow and look for selectable layers inside the file.","If it still shows no layers, verify the file is actually an OGC GeoPackage (not just a generic SQLite database renamed to .gpkg) and obtain a correct export from the data provider.",{"title":26,"description":27,"steps":28},"Vector layer loads but raster/tiles do not (or vice versa)","GeoPackage can contain different kinds of content; some tools handle certain GeoPackage content types better than others. QGIS supports GeoPackage as a container for both vector and raster, and GDAL documents GeoPackage raster/tiles support, but not every workflow is symmetric.",[29,30],"Open the file in QGIS and try adding it as both a Vector and a Raster source to see which layers are present.","If raster tiles are involved, test with a GDAL-enabled toolchain that supports GeoPackage raster/tiles and re-export if needed.",{"title":32,"description":33,"steps":34},"The file is locked or changes do not save","Because GeoPackage is SQLite-based, concurrent access can lead to database locks or write failures, especially if multiple programs open the same .gpkg for editing at once.",[35,36],"Close other applications that might be using the same .gpkg and reopen it in a single editor (for example, one QGIS session).","Copy the .gpkg to a local drive (not a shared/network location) and edit the local copy, then replace the original if needed.","A .gpkg is a SQLite database; it does not typically contain “active” code like macros, but parsing untrusted geospatial databases can still expose bugs in GIS software or libraries (for example, GIS apps or GDAL-based pipelines). Prefer opening unknown files in up-to-date software.","/file-extension/gpkg",".GPKG",[41,44,47],{"label":42,"to":43},"Home","/",{"label":45,"to":46},"How To","/file-extension",{"label":48,"to":49},"Open .GPKG on Mac","/how-to/open-gpkg-on-mac","Learn how to open .GPKG files on Mac with step-by-step instructions, recommended software, and troubleshooting tips."]