Compressed Files
Compressed files use file compression in order to save disk space. Compressed archive formats can also be used to compress multiple files into a single archive. Several open and proprietary compression algorithms can be used to compress files, which is why many different compressed file types exist.
Common compressed file extensions include .ZIP, .SITX, .7Z, .RAR, and .GZ.
| Extension | File Type | Popularity |
|---|---|---|
| .MINT | Linux Mint Installer File | 4.6 |
| .FZPZ | Fritzing Part File | 4.3 |
| .SY_ | Compressed SYS File | 4.3 |
| .B6Z | B6Z Archive | 4.2 |
| .ZST | Zstandard Compressed File | 4.2 |
| .RTE | RTE Encoded File | 4.2 |
| .RAR | WinRAR Compressed Archive | 4.2 |
| .PUP | PlayStation 3 Update File | 4.2 |
| .PKG.TAR.XZ | Arch Linux Software Package | 4.2 |
| .GZIP | Gnu Zipped File | 4.2 |
| .XAPK | Compressed Android Package | 4.2 |
| .TPSR | TeamViewer Pilot Session Report File | 4.2 |
| .CIT | Cite Report Project | 4.2 |
| .APZ | Autoplay Media Studio Exported Project | 4.2 |
| .BZ2 | Bzip2 Compressed File | 4.2 |
| .MPKG | Meta Package File | 4.1 |
| .NPK | MikroTik Software Package | 4.1 |
| .SFG | Synfig Studio Compressed Project | 4.1 |
| .S00 | ZipSplitter Part 1 File | 4.1 |
| .DEB | Debian Software Package | 4.1 |
| .PKG | macOS Installer Package | 4.1 |
| .TAR.XZ | XZ Compressed Tar Archive | 4.1 |
| .TBZ | Bzip Compressed Tar Archive | 4.1 |
| .7Z | 7-Zip Compressed File | 4.1 |
| .SIT | StuffIt Archive | 4.0 |
| .BNDL | Game Data Bundle File | 4.0 |
| .PF | Private File | 4.0 |
| .DZ | Dzip File | 4.0 |
| .ZPI | Zipped File | 4.0 |
| .HBE | HyperBac Compressed and Encrypted Archive | 4.0 |
| .ICE | ICE File Archive | 4.0 |
| .TBZ2 | Bzip2-Compressed TAR File | 4.0 |
| .SQX | SQX Archive | 4.0 |
| .GZA | IZArc BGA Archive File | 4.0 |
| .QDA | Quadruple D Archive | 4.0 |
| .CTX | Cherrytree Password-protected SQLite Document | 4.0 |
| .TZST | Zstandard Compressed Tar File | 4.0 |
| .ECS | Sony Ericsson Phone Backup File | 4.0 |
| .HTMI | HyperText Media Interoperable File | 4.0 |
| .PA | PowerArchiver Compressed File | 4.0 |
| .CB7 | Comic Book 7-Zip Archive | 4.0 |
| .ARDUBOY | Arduboy Game Package | 4.0 |
| .COMPPKG.HAUPTWERK.RAR | Hauptwerk Component Package | 4.0 |
| .SMPF | Sprite Monkey Project | 4.0 |
| .LZM | Slax Module | 4.0 |
| .DL_ | Compressed DLL File | 4.0 |
| .P7Z | S/MIME Compressed Email Message | 4.0 |
| .ITA | IconTweaker Theme Archive | 4.0 |
| .LPKG | Liferay Application | 4.0 |
| .CBT | Comic Book TAR File | 4.0 |
| .ECAR | DIKSHA Offline Content Archive | 4.0 |
| .XIP | macOS Signed Archive | 4.0 |
| .R2 | WinRAR Multi-Volume Archive Part 2 | 4.0 |
| .DAR | DAR Disk Archive | 4.0 |
| .VRPACKAGE | SimLab VR Package | 4.0 |
| .PWA | Password Agent File | 4.0 |
| .UFS.UZIP | Compressed Unix File System File | 4.0 |
| .PAR | Parchive Index File | 4.0 |
| .CBR | Comic Book RAR Archive | 4.0 |
| .B1 | B1 Compressed Archive | 4.0 |
| .VIP | Virtual Instrument Package | 4.0 |
| .JSONLZ4 | Compressed Firefox User Profile Data File | 3.9 |
| .UHA | UHarc Compressed Archive | 3.9 |
| .R00 | WinRAR Compressed Archive | 3.9 |
| .7Z.002 | 7-Zip Split Archive Part 2 File | 3.9 |
| .OPK | GCW Zero Open Package | 3.9 |
| .ZIP | Zipped File | 3.9 |
| .LEMON | LemonShare.net Download | 3.9 |
| .F3Z | Fusion 360 Shared Project Archive | 3.9 |
| .ARCHIVER | Archiver Compressed File Archive | 3.9 |
| .WA | Windows Addon Archive | 3.9 |
| .TAZ | Tar Zipped File | 3.9 |
| .REV | RAR Recovery Volume Set | 3.9 |
| .KGB | KGB Archive File | 3.9 |
| .EPI | EclipsePackager2000 Compressed File | 3.9 |
| .PAK | PAK (Packed) File | 3.8 |
| .NEX | Navigator Extension | 3.8 |
| .PIT | PackIt Compressed Archive | 3.8 |
| .ZL | Zlib Compressed File | 3.8 |
| .F | Freeze Compressed File | 3.8 |
| .CBZ | Comic Book Zip Archive | 3.8 |
| .SFX | Windows Self-extracting Archive | 3.8 |
| .A02 | ALZip Fourth Split Archive File | 3.8 |
| .PCV | MozBackup Profile Backup | 3.8 |
| .RPM | Red Hat Package Manager File | 3.8 |
| .BA | Scifer External Header Archive | 3.8 |
| .Q | Quantum Compressed File | 3.8 |
| .Z03 | Third Split Zip File | 3.8 |
| .XOPP | Xournal++ Notebook | 3.8 |
| .CDZ | Compressed CD Image File | 3.8 |
| .C00 | WinAce Split Archive File | 3.8 |
| .TAR.GZ | Compressed Tarball File | 3.8 |
| .LZ4 | LZ4 Compressed File | 3.8 |
| .TAR.LZ | Lzip Compressed Tarball | 3.8 |
| .TX_ | Compressed Text File | 3.8 |
| .ZIX | WinZix Compressed File | 3.8 |
| .ARI | ARI Compressed File Archive | 3.8 |
| .S7Z | Mac OS X 7-Zip File | 3.8 |
| .HKI | WinHKI Archive | 3.8 |
| .7Z.001 | 7-Zip Split Archive Part 1 File | 3.7 |
| .WHL | Python Wheel Package | 3.7 |
| .APEX | Android Pony Express Package File | 3.7 |
| .SITX | StuffIt X Archive | 3.7 |
| .AR | Unix Static Library | 3.7 |
| .GZ | Gnu Zipped Archive | 3.7 |
| .BUNDLE | Game Data Bundle File | 3.7 |
| .ARK | PowerDesk Pro Archive | 3.7 |
| .LZMA | LZMA Compressed File | 3.7 |
| .SPD | S Note File | 3.7 |
| .SFS | Squashfs File Archive | 3.7 |
| .C10 | WinAce Split Archive Part 10 | 3.7 |
| .CZIP | ZipGenius CryptoZip File | 3.7 |
| .AYT | Quran Content Archive | 3.7 |
| .IPK | Itsy Package | 3.7 |
| .MEMO | Samsung Memo | 3.7 |
| .RZ | Rzip Compressed File | 3.7 |
| .WARC | Web Archive | 3.7 |
| .KEXTRACTION | Keka Extraction Package | 3.7 |
| .A01 | ALZip Third Split Archive File | 3.7 |
| .BZ | Bzip Compressed File | 3.6 |
| .BH | BlakHole Archive | 3.6 |
| .GMZ | Compressed GameMaker File | 3.6 |
| .ACE | WinAce Compressed File | 3.6 |
| .WAR | Java Web Archive | 3.6 |
| .TGS | Telegram Animated Sticker File | 3.6 |
| .ARC | Compressed File Archive | 3.6 |
| .CXARCHIVE | CrossOver Bottle Archive | 3.6 |
| .R01 | WinRAR Split Archive Part 1 | 3.6 |
| .SIFZ | Synfig Studio Compressed Project | 3.6 |
| .SPA | Spotify Application | 3.6 |
| .JAR.PACK | Pack200 Packed Jar File | 3.6 |
| .WICK | Wick Editor Project | 3.6 |
| .PIZ | Zipped File | 3.6 |
| .Z00 | Split Zip Archive | 3.6 |
| .CBA | Comic Book ACE Archive | 3.6 |
| .PAR2 | Parchive 2 Index File | 3.6 |
| .FDP | MySafe Encrypted Data | 3.6 |
| .ALZ | ALZip Archive | 3.5 |
| .SDC | Secure Download Cabinet | 3.5 |
| .WASTICKERS | Sticker Maker Sticker Pack | 3.5 |
| .SNB | S Note File | 3.5 |
| .Z | Unix Compressed File | 3.5 |
| .PACKAGE | Linux Autopackage File | 3.5 |
| .0 | Hacha Split Archive File | 3.5 |
| .ZZ | Pigz Zlib Compressed File | 3.5 |
| .GCA | GCA File Archive | 3.5 |
| .OZ | Opera Job Management Compressed File | 3.5 |
| .SHAR | Unix Shar Archive | 3.5 |
| .CTZ | Cherrytree Password-protected XML Document | 3.5 |
| .VOCA | PhotoVOCA Communication Board File | 3.5 |
| .OAR | OpenSimulator Archive | 3.5 |
| .S02 | ZipSplitter Part 3 File | 3.5 |
| .UBZ | OpenBoard Document | 3.5 |
| .P19 | Parchive Recovery Volume | 3.5 |
| .R03 | WinRAR Split Archive Part 3 | 3.5 |
| .XZ | XZ Compressed Archive | 3.5 |
| .SDOC | Samsung Notes Note | 3.5 |
| .TGZ | Gzipped Tar File | 3.5 |
| .XX | XXEncoded File | 3.5 |
| .DD | DiskDoubler Archive | 3.5 |
| .APK | Alpine Linux Package | 3.5 |
| .PEA | PEA File Archive | 3.5 |
| .LZ | Lzip Compressed File | 3.5 |
| .R30 | WinRAR Split Archive Part 30 | 3.5 |
| .R0 | WinRAR Compressed Archive | 3.5 |
| .MZP | MAXScript Zip Package | 3.5 |
| .RK | WinRK File Archive | 3.4 |
| .SH | Unix Shell Archive | 3.4 |
| .C01 | WinAce Split Archive Part 1 File | 3.4 |
| .ZIPX | Extended Zip Archive | 3.4 |
| .VPK | PlayStation Vita Application Package | 3.4 |
| .RNC | RNC ProPack Archive | 3.4 |
| .S01 | ZipSplitter Part 2 File | 3.4 |
| .BZIP2 | Bzip2 Compressed Archive | 3.4 |
| .NZ | NanoZip Compressed File | 3.4 |
| .SPT | TM File Packer Compressed Archive | 3.4 |
| .JEX | Joplin Export File | 3.4 |
| .PUP | Puppy Linux DotPup Installer Package | 3.4 |
| .ARJ | ARJ Compressed File Archive | 3.4 |
| .A00 | ALZip Second Split Archive File | 3.4 |
| .PAQ8P | PAQ8P Data Archive | 3.3 |
| .LZH | LZH Compressed File | 3.3 |
| .FP8 | FP8 (= Fast PAQ8) Compressed File | 3.3 |
| .JHH | Tetris Online Poland Game Data Archive | 3.3 |
| .XAR | Extensible Archive Format File | 3.3 |
| .LHZD | Live Home 3D Compressed Project | 3.3 |
| .TAR.LZMA | LZMA Compressed Tarball | 3.3 |
| .MLPROJ | MATLAB Archived Project | 3.3 |
| .XMCDZ | Mathcad Compressed Worksheet File | 3.3 |
| .STKDOODLZ | Sticker Doodle Sticker | 3.3 |
| .ZFSENDTOTARGET | Compressed Folder | 3.3 |
| .000 | DoubleSpace Compressed File | 3.3 |
| .JGZ | Gzipped Javascript File | 3.3 |
| .Z04 | Fourth Split Zip File | 3.3 |
| .LIBZIP | Camtasia Studio Zipped Library File | 3.3 |
| .SDOCX | Samsung Notes Note | 3.3 |
| .CAR | CAR Archive | 3.3 |
| .ZSPLIT | Archiver Compressed Split File | 3.3 |
| .RP9 | RetroPlatform Disk Image Archive | 3.3 |
| .TAR.BZ2 | Compressed Tarball File | 3.3 |
| .LBR | LU Library Archive | 3.3 |
| .ZOO | Zoo Compressed File | 3.2 |
| .SHR | Unix Shell Archive File | 3.2 |
| .PET | Puppy Linux Install Package | 3.2 |
| .XEZ | eManager Template Package | 3.2 |
| .RSS | RAM Structural System Model File | 3.2 |
| .TCX | TestComplete Script Extension Package | 3.2 |
| .IADPROJ | iAd Producer Project | 3.2 |
| .LHA | LHARC Compressed Archive | 3.2 |
| .SAR | SAPCAR Archive | 3.2 |
| .J | JAR Archive | 3.2 |
| .SNAPPY | Snappy Compressed File | 3.1 |
| .SEA | Self-Extracting Archive | 3.1 |
| .SREP | SuperREP Compressed File | 3.1 |
| .HYP | Hyper Compressed Archive | 3.1 |
| .PAX | PAX Archive | 3.1 |
| .ZI | Renamed Zip File | 3.0 |
| .VMCZ | Hyper-V Compressed Virtual Machine | 3.0 |
| .COMPPKG_HAUPTWERK_RAR | Hauptwerk Component Package | 3.0 |
| .EDZ | EPLAN Electric P8 Data Archive Zipped File | 3.0 |
| .WDZ | WDZip Compressed Archive | 3.0 |
| .PAQ8F | PAQ8F Compressed Archive | 3.0 |
| .MBZ | Moodle Backup FIle | 3.0 |
| .SPM | Salt Package Manager Formula Package | 3.0 |
| .HBC | HyperBac Compressed Archive | 3.0 |
| .R04 | WinRAR Split Archive Part 4 | 3.0 |
| .PSZ | Compressed PostScript File | 3.0 |
| .TZ | Zipped Tar Archive | 3.0 |
| .MZP | WinArchiver Mountable Archive | 3.0 |
| .XOJ | Xournal Notebook | 3.0 |
| .HKI3 | WinHKI HKI3 Archive | 3.0 |
| .NAR | Nokia Image Archive | 3.0 |
| .PKZ | Packet Tracer Compressed Archive | 3.0 |
| .HKI1 | WinHKI HKI1 Archive | 3.0 |
| .ZZ | Zzip Compressed Archive | 3.0 |
| .ZAP | FileWrangler Archive | 3.0 |
| .GZI | Unix Gzip File | 3.0 |
| .DGC | DGCA File Archive | 3.0 |
| .BZA | IZArc BGA Archive | 3.0 |
| .SPL | Splunk Application Package | 3.0 |
| .ECSBX | Error-Correcting SeqBox Container File | 3.0 |
| .AIN | AIN Compressed Archive | 3.0 |
| .ISX | SimulationX Project | 3.0 |
| .LQR | Squeeze-Compressed LBR File | 3.0 |
| .SHK | ShrinkIt Archive | 3.0 |
| .IZE | IZArc Archive | 3.0 |
| .MD | MDCD Compressed Archive | 3.0 |
| .STG | ScreenToGif Project | 3.0 |
| .GZ2 | Misnamed BZ2 File | 3.0 |
| .PBI | PC BSD Installer Package | 3.0 |
| .CPT | Compact Pro Archive | 3.0 |
| .TXZ | XZ Compressed Tar Archive | 2.9 |
| .CPGZ | Compressed CPIO Archive | 2.9 |
| .EGG | ALZip Archive | 2.9 |
| .IPG | iPod Game File | 2.9 |
| .Z02 | Second Split Zip File | 2.9 |
| .Z01 | First Split Zip File | 2.9 |
| .LAYOUT | LayOut Document | 2.9 |
| .WUX | Compressed Wii U Disk Image File | 2.9 |
| .SI | Sound Interleave Archive | 2.9 |
| .ZW | Zooper Widget Template | 2.9 |
| .ZI_ | Renamed Zip File | 2.8 |
| .B64 | Base64 MIME-Encoded File | 2.8 |
| .HPKG | Haiku Package File | 2.8 |
| .TG | Gzip Compressed Tar Archive | 2.8 |
| .PACK.GZ | Pack200 Compressed Archive | 2.8 |
| .BZIP | Bzip Compressed Archive | 2.8 |
| .TAR.Z | Zipped Tarball File | 2.7 |
| .VSI | Visual Studio Content Installer File | 2.7 |
| .HPK | HPack Compressed Archive | 2.7 |
| .ISH | ISH Compressed Archive | 2.7 |
| .UC2 | UltraCompressor 2 Archive | 2.7 |
| .PRS | PRS Archive | 2.7 |
| .SDN | Shareware Distributors Network File | 2.7 |
| .TLZ | Tar LZMA Compressed File | 2.7 |
| .C02 | WinAce Split Archive Part 1 File | 2.7 |
| .MOVPKG | High-resolution Lossless Media File | 2.7 |
| .XZM | Porteus Module | 2.7 |
| .HBC2 | HyperBac Compressed File Archive | 2.7 |
| .YC | YAC Compressed File | 2.6 |
| .LZO | LZO Compressed File | 2.6 |
| .MOU | WinMount Compressed File | 2.6 |
| .PVMP | Parallels Packed Virtual Machine | 2.5 |
| .ARH | ProTool Compressed Project File | 2.5 |
| .UZIP | FreeBSD Compressed Disk Image | 2.5 |
| .SNZ | Snappy Compressed File | 2.5 |
| .SNAGITSTAMPS | Snagit Stamp Archive | 2.5 |
| .JIC | Java Icon File | 2.5 |
| .ZIM | SimLab Composer Package | 2.5 |
| .MOZLZ4 | Compressed Firefox User Profile Data File | 2.5 |
| .DAF | DupArchive Format File | 2.5 |
| .MAR | MSN Explorer Archive | 2.5 |
| .YZ1 | Yamazaki ZIPPER File | 2.5 |
| .KZ | KuaiZip Compressed File | 2.5 |
| .PAQ6 | PAQ6 Data Archive | 2.5 |
| .WAFF | Internet Explorer for Mac Web Archive | 2.5 |
| .VWI | Microsoft Visio Workflow Interchange File | 2.5 |
| .XEF | WinAce Encrypted File | 2.5 |
| .PUZ | Packed Publisher File | 2.5 |
| .PAE | PowerArchiver Encrypted Archive | 2.5 |
| .UZED | Zipped Unicode GEDCOM Genealogy File | 2.5 |
| .R02 | WinRAR Split Archive Part 2 | 2.4 |
| .BDOC | Binary DigiDoc Signature File | 2.4 |
| .WOT | Web Of Trust File | 2.3 |
| .LZX | Amiga LZX Compressed Archive | 2.3 |
| .TRS | Linear Saw Component Information Archive | 2.3 |
| .GAR | Ghidra Project Archive | 2.3 |
| .DIST | Mac OS X Distribution Script | 2.3 |
| .PIM | PIM Archive | 2.3 |
| .R21 | WinRAR Split Archive Part 21 | 2.2 |
| .HA | HA Compressed Archive | 2.2 |
| .PIMA | Adobe Application Manager Package | 2.0 |
| .EFW | Renamed Zip or Executable File | 2.0 |
| .ASICE | ASiC-Extended Data Container | 2.0 |
| .PAQ7 | PAQ7 Data Archive | 2.0 |
| .HKI2 | WinHKI HKI2 Archive | 2.0 |
| .CONDA | Conda Package | 2.0 |
| .CP9 | ChoicePoint Encrypted File | 2.0 |
| .S09 | ZipSplitter Part 10 File | 2.0 |
| .SEN | Scifer Internal Header Archive | 2.0 |
| .FCX | FCX Compressed File | 2.0 |
| .UFDR | UFED Report | 2.0 |
| .TAR.GZ2 | Misnamed BZ2 Tarball | 2.0 |
| .PAQ8L | PAQ8L Data Archive | 2.0 |
| .WLB | WinList Protocol Bundle | 2.0 |
| .SFM | S Memo File | 2.0 |
| .STPROJ | iAd Producer Project | 2.0 |
| .SQF | Squashfs File System | 2.0 |
| .ODLGZ | Gzipped OneDrive Event Log | 2.0 |
| .P01 | Parchive Recovery Volume | 2.0 |
| .ZPAQ | ZPAQ Archive | 2.0 |
| .PKG.TAR.ZST | Arch Linux Installation Package | 2.0 |
| .R1 | WinRAR Multi-Volume Archive Part 1 | 2.0 |
| .KWGT | Kustom Widget | 2.0 |
| .TLZMA | LZMA Compressed Tar Archive | 2.0 |
| .SIPA | Smint.io Portal Archive | 2.0 |
| .PVMZ | Parallels Compressed Virtual Machine | 2.0 |
| .VMS | NanoZoomer Virtual Microscope Specimen | 2.0 |
| .BOO | Booasm Compressed Archive | 1.9 |
| .SBX | GLBasic Shoebox File | 1.8 |
| .ZED | Zipped GEDCOM Genealogy File | 1.7 |
| .VEM | Virtual Expander Compressed File | 1.7 |
| .VFS | Animated Slide File | 1.7 |
| .PAQ8 | PAQ8 Data Archive | 1.5 |
| .Y | Amiga Yabba Compressed Archive | 1.4 |
| .SBX | SeqBox Container File | 1.2 |
| .SQZ | The Master Genealogist Backup Project | 1.0 |
| .LZR | Crunch-Compressed LBR File | 1.0 |