Rive file guides

Notes on the Rive file format and on getting a runtime .riv back into an editable .rev project — written from the format itself, not from marketing copy.

• Convert .riv to .rev: the short versionTwo ways to turn a Rive runtime file into an editable project — in the browser with a preview, or from the command line — plus what to check afterwards.
• How to edit a .riv file you only have the runtime forGot a .riv from a website, a game or a colleague and need to edit it? Here is how to turn a runtime file back into an editable Rive project.
• Inside the Rive file format: .riv and .rev, object by objectA technical look at how Rive stores .riv runtime files and .rev editor projects — the header, the object stream, typed properties, and the two encoding lines.
• What gets lost when converting .riv to .rev (and what does not)Three pieces of information are not in a Rive runtime file and cannot be recovered by any tool. Here is exactly which ones, and how they are rebuilt.
• What is a .rev file? A practical guide to Rive editor projectsA .rev file is Rive's editable project format. Here is what it contains, how it differs from a .riv runtime file, and how to open one.