.TNZ File Extension
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What is a TNZ file?
A TNZ file is a scene created by Dwango OpenToonz, an open-source 2D animation application. It contains XML-formatted data that species the scene's properties and contents. TNZ files do not contain any of the images or other assets used in a scene.
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Animators use OpenToonz to create 2D animated scenes. Originally known as Toonz, the program became open-source in 2016 and was renamed to OpenToonz.
OpenToonz saves animators' scene-creation projects as TNZ files. These files are plain text files that specify a scene's settings, included assets, and animations. By default, OpenToonz saves TNZ files in its scenes directory.
Notably, TNZ files do not contain a copy of the assets used in a scene. Instead, they contain references to where those assets are stored. If you move the assets a TNZ file references, or the TNZ file itself, you may have trouble opening the file in OpenToonz.
NOTE: OpenToonz saves backups of users' TNZ files as TNZ.BAK files. To use these files, remove .bak from their extension.
How to open a TNZ file
You can open a TNZ file with Dwango OpenToonz (Windows, Mac). To do so, select from the program's menu bar. Then, navigate to and open your TNZ file.
You can also view the plain text data a TNZ file contains in Microsoft Notepad (Windows), Apple TextEdit (Mac), or any other text editor.