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.BZ2 File Extension

File TypeBzip2 Compressed File

DeveloperJulian Seward
Popularity
4.1 (38 Votes)
CategoryCompressed Files
FormatBinary

What is a BZ2 file?

Compressed archive created by bzip2, a file compression program often found on Unix-based systems; incorporates the Burrows-Wheeler compression algorithm as well as Run-Length Encoding (RLE) for high levels of compression; often used for Linux software package distributions.

More Information

The bzip2 software is available in a source code format on the bzip2 website and can be compiled on Windows systems.

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Programs that open BZ2 files

X
Windows
File Viewer Plus  —  Get it from Microsoft
Free+
Corel WinZip 24
Free Trial
Smith Micro StuffIt Deluxe
RARLAB WinRAR
Free Trial
PeaZip
Free
7-Zip
Free
Mac
Apple Archive Utility
Included
Corel WinZip Mac 8
Free Trial
Incredible Bee Archiver
Smith Micro StuffIt Deluxe Mac 16
The Unarchiver
Free
bzip2
Free
Linux
bzip2
Free
PeaZip
Free
Android
File Viewer for Android
Free+
RARLAB RAR
Free+
Updated 10/25/2016

About BZ2 Files

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