Opening Files

Drag and Drop

Drag any .riv file onto the RAV window to load it. The animation begins playing immediately using the default playback target.

File Dialog

Click the OPEN button in the toolbar to browse your filesystem and select a .riv file.

Double-Click (Desktop)

On macOS, RAV registers as a handler for .riv files. Double-click any.riv file in Finder to open it directly. If RAV is already running, the file is loaded into the existing window. On Windows, right-click a .rivfile and choose "Open with" to associate RAV.

Supported Formats

RAV supports Rive runtime files (.riv). These are the compiled binary output from the Rive Editor. Source .rev project files cannot be opened directly.