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