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
.MINTLinux Mint Installer File
.B6ZB6Z Archive
.ZSTZstandard Compressed File
.APZAutoplay Media Studio Exported Project
.FZPZFritzing Part File
.SY_Compressed SYS File
.SFGSynfig Studio Compressed Project
.XAPKCompressed Android Package
.RARWinRAR Compressed Archive
.GZIPGnu Zipped File
.PKG.TAR.XZArch Linux Software Package
.PUPPlayStation 3 Update File
.RTERTE Encoded File
.CITCite Report Project
.TPSRTeamViewer Pilot Session Report File
.TZSTZstandard Compressed Tar File
.S00ZipSplitter Part 1 File
.NPKMikroTik Software Package
.PKGmacOS Installer Package
.DEBDebian Software Package
.TAR.XZXZ Compressed Tar Archive
.TBZBzip Compressed Tar Archive
.7Z7-Zip Compressed File
.SITStuffIt Archive
.BZ2Bzip2 Compressed File
.PFPrivate File
.BNDLGame Data Bundle File
.DZDzip File
.001Split Archive Part 1
.DL_Compressed DLL File
.CBTComic Book TAR File
.ICEICE Compressed Archive
.ITAIconTweaker Theme Archive
.SQXSQX Archive
.LZMSlax Module
.QDAQuadruple D Archive
.DARDAR Disk Archive
.LPKGLiferay Application
.PAPowerArchiver Compressed File
.HTMIHyperText Media Interoperable File
.TBZ2Bzip2-Compressed TAR File
.UFS.UZIPCompressed Unix File System File
.ECSSony Ericsson Phone Backup File
.GZAIZArc BGA Archive File
.MPKGMeta Package File
.ARDUBOYArduboy Game Package
.P7ZS/MIME Compressed Email Message
.PITPackIt Archive
.ARCHIVERArchiver Compressed File Archive
.COMPPKG.HAUPTWERK.RARHauptwerk Component Package
.ECARDIKSHA Offline Content Archive
.VRPACKAGESimLab VR Package
.XOPPXournal++ Notebook
.AYTQuran Content Archive
.SMPFSprite Monkey Project
.CB7Comic Book 7-Zip Archive
.R2WinRAR Multi-Volume Archive Part 2
.CTXCherrytree Password-protected SQLite Document
.OPKGCW Zero Open Package
.HBEHyperBac Compressed and Encrypted Archive
.XIPmacOS Signed Archive
.PARParchive Index File
.CBRComic Book RAR Archive
.B1B1 Compressed Archive
.VIPVirtual Instrument Package
.ZPIZipped File
.JSONLZ4Compressed Firefox User Profile Data File
.UHAUHarc Compressed Archive
.R00WinRAR Compressed Archive
.7Z.0027-Zip Split Archive Part 2 File
.002Split Archive Part 2
.ZIPZipped File
.LEMONLemonShare.net Download
.CBZComic Book Zip Archive
.WAWindows Addon Archive
.PWAPassword Agent File
.TAZTar Zipped File
.REVRAR Recovery Volume Set
.KGBKGB Archive File
.TAR.GZCompressed Tarball File
.EPIEclipsePackager2000 Compressed File
.SFXWindows Self-extracting Archive
.NEXNavigator Extension
.QQuantum Compressed File
.ZLZlib Compressed File
.WICKWick Editor Project
.PAKPAK (Packed) File
.FFreeze Compressed File
.PCVMozBackup Profile Backup
.A02ALZip Fourth Split Archive File
.BAScifer External Header Archive
.RPMRed Hat Package Manager File
.CDZCompressed CD Image File
.C00WinAce Split Archive File
.ARIARI Compressed Archive
.ZIXWinZix Compressed File
.S7ZMac OS X 7-Zip File
.HKIWinHKI Archive
.TX_Compressed Text File
.PAR2Parchive 2 File
.LZ4LZ4 Compressed File
.CZIPZipGenius CryptoZip File
.TAR.LZLzip Compressed Tarball
.WHLPython Wheel Package
.APEXAndroid Pony Express Package File
.APKAlpine Linux Package
.ARUnix Static Library
.7Z.0017-Zip Split Archive Part 1 File
.BUNDLEGame Data Bundle File
.GZGnu Zipped Archive
.ARKPowerDesk Pro Archive
.LZLzip Compressed File
.C10WinAce Split Archive Part 10
.LZMALZMA Compressed File
.WARCWeb Archive
.SFSSquashfs File Archive
.KEXTRACTIONKeka Extraction Package
.A01ALZip Third Split Archive File
.IPKItsy Package
.RZRzip Compressed File
.BZBzip Compressed File
.BHBlakHole Archive
.SITXStuffIt X Archive
.GMZCompressed GameMaker File
.MEMOSamsung Memo
.SPDS Note File
.ACEWinAce Compressed Archive
.Z03Third Split Zip File
.ARCCompressed File Archive
.SDCSecure Download Cabinet
.R01WinRAR Split Archive Part 1
.CXARCHIVECrossOver Bottle Archive
.SPASpotify Application
.PIZZipped File
.JAR.PACKPack200 Packed Jar File
.F3ZFusion 360 Shared Project Archive
.SIFZSynfig Studio Compressed Project
.PEAPEA File Archive
.CBAComic Book ACE Archive
.FDPMySafe Encrypted Data
.WARJava Web Archive
.XZXZ Compressed Archive
.WASTICKERSSticker Maker Sticker Pack
.XXXXEncoded File
.ZUnix Compressed File
.PACKAGELinux Autopackage File
.SHUnix Shell Archive
.TGSTelegram Animated Sticker File
.SDOCSamsung Notes Note
.SNBS Note File
.0Hacha Split Archive File
.004Split Archive Part 4
.OAROpenSimulator Archive
.UBZOpenBoard Document
.R03WinRAR Split Archive Part 3
.SHARUnix Shar Archive
.S02ZipSplitter Part 3 File
.ZZPigz Zlib Compressed File
.VOCAPhotoVOCA Communication Board File
.CTZCherrytree Password-protected XML Document
.GCAGCA File Archive
.P19Parchive Recovery Volume
.SDOCXSamsung Notes Note
.SFMS Memo File
.OZOpera Job Management Compressed File
.PKZPacket Tracer Compressed Archive
.ZPAQZPAQ Archive
.ZIPXExtended Zip Archive
.A00ALZip Second Split Archive File
.DDDiskDoubler Archive
.R30WinRAR Split Archive Part 30
.R0WinRAR Compressed Archive
.MZPMAXScript Zip Package
.RKWinRK Archive
.C01WinAce Split Archive Part 1 File
.ALZALZip Archive
.RSSRAM Structural System Model File
.S01ZipSplitter Part 2 File
.BZIP2Bzip2 Compressed Archive
.RNCRNC ProPack Archive
.VPKPlayStation Vita Application Package
.SPTTM File Packer Compressed Archive
.JEXJoplin Export File
.NZNanoZip Compressed File
.TGZGzipped Tar File
.PUPPuppy Linux DotPup Installer Package
.CARCAR Archive
.ARJARJ Compressed File Archive
.JHHTetris Online Poland Game Data Archive
.TAR.LZMALZMA Compressed Tarball
.XARExtensible Archive Format File
.PAQ8PPAQ8P Data Archive
.BZIPBzip Compressed Archive
.MLPROJMATLAB Archived Project
.FP8FP8 (= Fast PAQ8) Compressed File
.XMCDZMathcad Compressed Worksheet File
.LZHLZH Compressed File
.STKDOODLZSticker Doodle Sticker
.ZFSENDTOTARGETCompressed Folder
.JGZGzipped Javascript File
.Z04Fourth Split Zip File
.000DoubleSpace Compressed File
.TAR.BZ2Compressed Tarball File
.LBRLU Library Archive
.RP9RetroPlatform Disk Image Archive
.ZOOZoo Compressed File
.ZSPLITArchiver Compressed Split File
.SHRUnix Shell Archive File
.PETPuppy Linux Install Package
.TCXTestComplete Script Extension Package
.IADPROJiAd Producer Project
.JJAR Archive
.Z00Split Zip Archive
.SARSAPCAR Archive
.XEZeManager Template Package
.LHALHARC Compressed Archive
.SEASelf-Extracting Archive
.SNAPPYSnappy Compressed File
.ISHISH Compressed Archive
.SREPSuperREP Compressed File
.HYPHyper Compressed Archive
.PAXPAX Archive
.ZIRenamed Zip File
.HKI1WinHKI HKI1 Archive
.HKI3WinHKI HKI3 Archive
.SPLSplunk Application Package
.ZAPFileWrangler Archive
.MZPWinArchiver Mountable Archive
.MBZMoodle Backup FIle
.COMPPKG_HAUPTWERK_RARHauptwerk Component Package
.PSZCompressed PostScript File
.AINAIN Compressed Archive
.SHKShrinkIt Archive
.R04WinRAR Split Archive Part 4
.LHZDLive Home 3D Compressed Project
.DGCDGCA File Archive
.LIBZIPCamtasia Studio Zipped Library File
.Z01First Split Zip File
.GZ2Misnamed BZ2 File
.Z02Second Split Zip File
.HBCHyperBac Compressed Archive
.ISXSimulationX Project
.GZIUnix Gzip File
.PAQ8FPAQ8F Compressed Archive
.CPTCompact Pro Archive
.ECSBXError-Correcting SeqBox Container File
.VIBVSphere Installation Bundle
.BZAIZArc BGA Archive
.PBIPC BSD Installer Package
.EDZEPLAN Electric P8 Data Archive Zipped File
.IZEIZArc Archive
.LZRCrunch-Compressed LBR File
.PIMAAdobe Application Manager Package
.TZZipped Tar Archive
.B64Base64 MIME-Encoded File
.LQRSqueeze-Compressed LBR File
.XOJXournal Notebook
.VMCZHyper-V Compressed Virtual Machine
.WDZWDZip Compressed Archive
.NARNokia Image Archive
.ZZZzip Compressed Archive
.EGGALZip Archive
.TXZXZ Compressed Tar Archive
.IPGiPod Game File
.WUXCompressed Wii U Disk Image File
.MDMDCD Compressed Archive
.LAYOUTLayOut Document
.ZWZooper Widget Template
.CPGZCompressed CPIO Archive
.ZI_Renamed Zip File
.HPKGHaiku Package File
.PACK.GZPack200 Compressed Archive
.PVMPParallels Packed Virtual Machine
.WACZWeb Archive Collection Zipped
.TGGzip Compressed Tar Archive
.VSIVisual Studio Content Installer File
.TAR.ZZipped Tarball File
.SPMSalt Package Manager Formula Package
.PRSPRS Archive
.HBC2HyperBac Compressed File Archive
.TLZTar LZMA Compressed File
.HPKHPack Compressed Archive
.XZMPorteus Module
.UC2UltraCompressor 2 Archive
.C02WinAce Split Archive Part 1 File
.YCYAC Compressed File
.LZOLZO Compressed File
.MOUWinMount Compressed File
.MOVPKGHigh-resolution Lossless Media File
.MARMSN Explorer Archive
.UZIPFreeBSD Compressed Disk Image
.SNZSnappy Compressed File
.WAFFInternet Explorer for Mac Web Archive
.UZEDZipped Unicode GEDCOM Genealogy File
.PAQ6PAQ6 Data Archive
.ARHProTool Compressed Project File
.DAFDupArchive Format File
.ZIMSimLab Composer Package
.PAEPowerArchiver Encrypted Archive
.YZ1Yamazaki Zipper Archive
.SNAGITSTAMPSSnagit Stamp Archive
.VWIMicrosoft Visio Workflow Interchange File
.PUZPacked Publisher File
.JICJava Icon File
.STGScreenToGif Project
.MOZLZ4Compressed Firefox User Profile Data File
.ZABWCompressed AbiWord Document
.KZKuaiZip Compressed File
.HAHA Compressed Archive
.R02WinRAR Split Archive Part 2
.PIMPIM Archive
.BDOCBinary DigiDoc Signature File
.GARGhidra Project Archive
.WOTWeb Of Trust File
.TRSLinear Saw Component Information Archive
.LZXAmiga LZX Compressed Archive
.DISTMac OS X Distribution Script
.SDNShareware Distributors Network File
.PVMZParallels Compressed Virtual Machine
.R21WinRAR Split Archive Part 21
.PXLPackage and Extension Library Application
.R1WinRAR Multi-Volume Archive Part 1
.ANAAnimate Asset Package
.PAQ7PAQ7 Data Archive
.EFWRenamed Zip or Executable File
.TLZMALZMA Compressed Tar Archive
.WLBWinList Protocol Bundle
.SENScifer Internal Header Archive
.YAmiga Yabba Compressed Archive
.CONDAConda Package
.ASICEASiC-Extended Data Container
.PAQ8LPAQ8L Data Archive
.P01Parchive Recovery Volume
.HKI2WinHKI HKI2 Archive
.STPROJiAd Producer Project
.SIPASmint.io Portal Archive
.KWGTKustom Widget
.PKG.TAR.ZSTArch Linux Installation Package
.ODLGZGzipped OneDrive Event Log
.SQFSquashfs File System
.FCXFCX Compressed File
.VMSNanoZoomer Virtual Microscope Specimen
.S09ZipSplitter Part 10 File
.CP9ChoicePoint Encrypted File
.BOOBooasm Compressed Archive
.TAR.GZ2Misnamed BZ2 Tarball
.SBXGLBasic Shoebox File
.BZABWCompressed AbiWord Document
.UFDRUFED Report
.ZEDZipped GEDCOM Genealogy File
.VFSAnimated Slide File
.VEMVirtual Expander Compressed File
.PAQ8PAQ8 Data Archive
.SBXSeqBox Container File
.SQZThe Master Genealogist Backup Project
.XFPFormsForWeb Extensible Form Package