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 | 4.5 |
| .B6Z | B6Z Archive | 4.4 |
| .FZPZ | Fritzing Part File | 4.3 |
| .ZST | Zstandard Compressed File | 4.3 |
| .APZ | Autoplay Media Studio Exported Project | 4.3 |
| .UFS.UZIP | Compressed Unix File System File | 4.3 |
| .VRPACKAGE | SimLab VR Package | 4.3 |
| .SFG | Synfig Studio Compressed Project | 4.2 |
| .GZIP | Gnu Zipped File | 4.2 |
| .XAPK | Compressed Android Package | 4.2 |
| .RAR | WinRAR Compressed Archive | 4.2 |
| .PKG.TAR.XZ | Arch Linux Software Package | 4.2 |
| .ZHELP | Ziphelp Package | 4.2 |
| .PUP | PlayStation 3 Update File | 4.2 |
| .TPSR | TeamViewer Pilot Session Report File | 4.2 |
| .CIT | Cite Report Project | 4.2 |
| .S00 | ZipSplitter Part 1 File | 4.1 |
| .SY_ | Compressed SYS File | 4.1 |
| .P7Z | S/MIME Compressed Email Message | 4.1 |
| .NPK | MikroTik Software Package | 4.1 |
| .PKG | macOS Installer Package | 4.1 |
| .DL_ | Compressed DLL File | 4.1 |
| .TAR.XZ | XZ Compressed Tar Archive | 4.1 |
| .SIT | StuffIt Archive | 4.1 |
| .7Z | 7-Zip Compressed File | 4.1 |
| .HTMI | HyperText Media Interoperable File | 4.0 |
| .DEB | Debian Software Package | 4.0 |
| .PF | Private File | 4.0 |
| .ICE | ICE Compressed Archive | 4.0 |
| .QDA | Quadruple D Archive | 4.0 |
| .ECS | Sony Ericsson Phone Backup File | 4.0 |
| .LZM | Slax Module | 4.0 |
| .ITA | IconTweaker Theme Archive | 4.0 |
| .SMPF | Sprite Monkey Project | 4.0 |
| .COMPPKG.HAUPTWERK.RAR | Hauptwerk Component Package | 4.0 |
| .ARDUBOY | Arduboy Game Package | 4.0 |
| .TBZ2 | Bzip2-Compressed TAR File | 4.0 |
| .HBE | HyperBac Compressed and Encrypted Archive | 4.0 |
| .CB7 | Comic Book 7-Zip Archive | 4.0 |
| .EPI | EclipsePackager2000 Compressed File | 4.0 |
| .OPK | GCW Zero Open Package | 4.0 |
| .ZZ | Pigz Zlib Compressed File | 4.0 |
| .WICK | Wick Editor Project | 4.0 |
| .ZPAQ | ZPAQ Archive | 4.0 |
| .PIT | PackIt Archive | 4.0 |
| .ZPI | Zipped File | 4.0 |
| .ZL | Zlib Compressed File | 4.0 |
| .BZ2 | Bzip2 Compressed File | 4.0 |
| .DZ | Dzip File | 4.0 |
| .PAR | Parchive Index File | 4.0 |
| .001 | Split Archive Part 1 | 4.0 |
| .MPKG | macOS Meta-Package | 4.0 |
| .B1 | B1 Compressed Archive | 4.0 |
| .CBR | Comic Book RAR Archive | 3.9 |
| .JSONLZ4 | Compressed Firefox User Profile Data File | 3.9 |
| .BNDL | Game Data Bundle File | 3.9 |
| .REV | RAR Recovery Volume Set | 3.9 |
| .TBZ | Bzip Compressed Tar Archive | 3.9 |
| .002 | Split Archive Part 2 | 3.9 |
| .UHA | UHarc Compressed Archive | 3.9 |
| .DAR | DAR Disk Archive | 3.9 |
| .LEMON | LemonShare.net Download | 3.9 |
| .R00 | WinRAR Compressed Archive | 3.9 |
| .ZIP | Zipped File | 3.9 |
| .PWA | Password Agent File | 3.9 |
| .TAZ | Tar Zipped File | 3.9 |
| .WA | Windows Addon Archive | 3.9 |
| .TZST | Zstandard Compressed Tar File | 3.9 |
| .VIP | Virtual Instrument Package | 3.9 |
| .NEX | Navigator Extension | 3.9 |
| .KGB | KGB Archive File | 3.9 |
| .PAK | PAK Compressed Archive | 3.8 |
| .7Z.002 | 7-Zip Split Archive Part 2 File | 3.8 |
| .Q | Quantum Compressed File | 3.8 |
| .APK | Alpine Linux Package | 3.8 |
| .TAR.GZ | Compressed Tarball File | 3.8 |
| .PCV | MozBackup Profile Backup | 3.8 |
| .A02 | ALZip Fourth Split Archive File | 3.8 |
| .RPM | Red Hat Package Manager File | 3.8 |
| .SFX | Windows Self-extracting Archive | 3.8 |
| .GCA | GCA File Archive | 3.8 |
| .PIMA | Adobe Application Manager Package | 3.8 |
| .C00 | WinAce Split Archive File | 3.8 |
| .SQX | SQX Archive | 3.8 |
| .PAR2 | Parchive 2 File | 3.8 |
| .LPKG | Liferay Application | 3.8 |
| .LZ4 | LZ4 Compressed File | 3.8 |
| .ZIX | WinZix Compressed File | 3.8 |
| .TX_ | Compressed Text File | 3.8 |
| .GMZ | Compressed GameMaker File | 3.7 |
| .SFS | Squashfs File Archive | 3.7 |
| .WHL | Python Wheel Package | 3.7 |
| .APEX | Android Pony Express Package File | 3.7 |
| .GZ | Gnu Zipped Archive | 3.7 |
| .LZMA | LZMA Compressed File | 3.7 |
| .CBZ | Comic Book Zip Archive | 3.7 |
| .LZ | Lzip Compressed File | 3.7 |
| .SDOCX | Samsung Notes Note | 3.7 |
| .SITX | StuffIt X Archive | 3.7 |
| .RZ | Rzip Compressed File | 3.7 |
| .PEA | PEA File Archive | 3.7 |
| .7Z.001 | 7-Zip Split Archive Part 1 File | 3.7 |
| .A01 | ALZip Third Split Archive File | 3.7 |
| .NZ | NanoZip Compressed File | 3.7 |
| .SHK | ShrinkIt Archive | 3.7 |
| .SPD | S Note File | 3.7 |
| .WASTICKERS | Sticker Maker Sticker Pack | 3.6 |
| .TGS | Telegram Animated Sticker File | 3.6 |
| .XX | XXEncoded File | 3.6 |
| .Z03 | Third Split Zip File | 3.6 |
| .XIP | macOS Signed Archive | 3.6 |
| .XZ | XZ Compressed Archive | 3.6 |
| .F | Freeze Compressed File | 3.6 |
| .PIZ | Zipped File | 3.6 |
| .SIFZ | Synfig Studio Compressed Project | 3.6 |
| .CDZ | Compressed CD Image File | 3.6 |
| .SDOC | Samsung Notes Note | 3.6 |
| .SPA | Spotify Application | 3.6 |
| .JAR.PACK | Pack200 Packed Jar File | 3.6 |
| .VPK | PlayStation Vita Application Package | 3.6 |
| .BH | BlakHole Archive | 3.6 |
| .Z | Unix Compressed File | 3.6 |
| .BZ | Bzip Compressed File | 3.6 |
| .SHAR | Unix Shar Archive | 3.6 |
| .XOPP | Xournal++ Notebook | 3.6 |
| .F3Z | Fusion 360 Shared Project Archive | 3.5 |
| .A00 | ALZip Second Split Archive File | 3.5 |
| .ARCHIVER | Archiver Compressed File Archive | 3.5 |
| .WAR | Java Web Archive | 3.5 |
| .ARC | Compressed File Archive | 3.5 |
| .SDC | Secure Download Cabinet | 3.5 |
| .PACKAGE | Linux Autopackage File | 3.5 |
| .S7Z | Mac OS X 7-Zip File | 3.5 |
| .S02 | ZipSplitter Part 3 File | 3.5 |
| .CXARCHIVE | CrossOver Bottle Archive | 3.5 |
| .VOCA | PhotoVOCA Communication Board File | 3.5 |
| .004 | Split Archive Part 4 | 3.5 |
| .ARJ | ARJ Compressed File Archive | 3.5 |
| .R03 | WinRAR Split Archive Part 3 | 3.5 |
| .OAR | OpenSimulator Archive | 3.5 |
| .OZ | Opera Job Management Compressed File | 3.5 |
| .P19 | Parchive Recovery Volume | 3.5 |
| .STPROJ | iAd Producer Project | 3.5 |
| .CTZ | Cherrytree Password-protected XML Document | 3.5 |
| .UBZ | OpenBoard Document | 3.5 |
| .SFM | S Memo File | 3.5 |
| .ECAR | DIKSHA Offline Content Archive | 3.5 |
| .PKZ | Packet Tracer Compressed Archive | 3.5 |
| .ODLGZ | Gzipped OneDrive Event Log | 3.5 |
| .SNB | S Note File | 3.5 |
| .SH | Unix Shell Archive | 3.5 |
| .AR | Unix Static Library | 3.5 |
| .DD | DiskDoubler Archive | 3.5 |
| .ACE | WinAce Compressed Archive | 3.5 |
| .BUNDLE | Game Data Bundle File | 3.5 |
| .R0 | WinRAR Compressed Archive | 3.5 |
| .R30 | WinRAR Split Archive Part 30 | 3.5 |
| .C01 | WinAce Split Archive Part 1 File | 3.4 |
| .TAR.BZ2 | Compressed Tarball File | 3.4 |
| .LZH | LZH Compressed File | 3.4 |
| .RK | WinRK Archive | 3.4 |
| .MEMO | Samsung Memo | 3.4 |
| .PUP | Puppy Linux DotPup Installer Package | 3.4 |
| .S01 | ZipSplitter Part 2 File | 3.4 |
| .MZP | MAXScript Zip Package | 3.4 |
| .RNC | RNC ProPack Archive | 3.4 |
| .J | JAR Archive | 3.4 |
| .BZIP2 | Bzip2 Compressed Archive | 3.4 |
| .ZIPX | Extended Zip Archive | 3.4 |
| .ARK | PowerDesk Pro Archive | 3.4 |
| .PA | PowerArchiver Compressed File | 3.4 |
| .LHZD | Live Home 3D Compressed Project | 3.4 |
| .JEX | Joplin Export File | 3.4 |
| .SPT | TM File Packer Compressed Archive | 3.4 |
| .GZA | IZArc BGA Archive File | 3.4 |
| .KEXTRACTION | Keka Extraction Package | 3.4 |
| .ALZ | ALZip Archive | 3.3 |
| .PET | Puppy Linux Install Package | 3.3 |
| .XMCDZ | Mathcad Compressed Worksheet File | 3.3 |
| .TAR.LZMA | LZMA Compressed Tarball | 3.3 |
| .XAR | Extensible Archive Format File | 3.3 |
| .MLPROJ | MATLAB Archived Project | 3.3 |
| .FP8 | FP8 (= Fast PAQ8) Compressed File | 3.3 |
| .WAFF | Internet Explorer for Mac Web Archive | 3.3 |
| .JHH | Tetris Online Poland Game Data Archive | 3.3 |
| .STKDOODLZ | Sticker Doodle Sticker | 3.3 |
| .PAQ8P | PAQ8P Data Archive | 3.3 |
| .TGZ | Gzipped Tar File | 3.3 |
| .ZFSENDTOTARGET | Compressed Folder | 3.3 |
| .JGZ | Gzipped Javascript File | 3.3 |
| .MOVPKG | High-Resolution Lossless Media File | 3.3 |
| .Z04 | Fourth Split Zip File | 3.3 |
| .SREP | SuperREP Compressed File | 3.3 |
| .IPK | Itsy Package | 3.3 |
| .SEA | Self-Extracting Archive | 3.3 |
| .R01 | WinRAR Split Archive Part 1 | 3.3 |
| .LBR | LU Library Archive | 3.3 |
| .RP9 | RetroPlatform Disk Image Archive | 3.3 |
| .CBT | Comic Book TAR File | 3.3 |
| .R2 | WinRAR Multi-Volume Archive Part 2 | 3.3 |
| .ZSPLIT | Archiver Compressed Split File | 3.3 |
| .ZOO | Zoo Compressed File | 3.2 |
| .HKI | WinHKI Archive | 3.2 |
| .CZIP | ZipGenius CryptoZip File | 3.2 |
| .TAR.LZ | Lzip Compressed Tarball | 3.2 |
| .PVMP | Parallels Packed Virtual Machine | 3.2 |
| .ARI | ARI Compressed Archive | 3.2 |
| .IADPROJ | iAd Producer Project | 3.2 |
| .LHA | LHARC Compressed Archive | 3.2 |
| .SAR | SAPCAR Archive | 3.2 |
| .TCX | TestComplete Script Extension Package | 3.2 |
| .ZI_ | Renamed Zip File | 3.2 |
| .TG | Gzip Compressed Tar Archive | 3.2 |
| .Z00 | Split Zip Archive | 3.2 |
| .XEZ | eManager Template Package | 3.2 |
| .MOZLZ4 | Compressed Firefox User Profile Data File | 3.1 |
| .RSS | RAM Structural System Model File | 3.1 |
| .SNAPPY | Snappy Compressed File | 3.1 |
| .ISH | ISH Compressed Archive | 3.1 |
| .Z01 | First Split Zip File | 3.0 |
| .ZI | Renamed Zip File | 3.0 |
| .ZZ | Zzip Compressed Archive | 3.0 |
| .DGC | DGCA File Archive | 3.0 |
| .HKI1 | WinHKI HKI1 Archive | 3.0 |
| .HKI3 | WinHKI HKI3 Archive | 3.0 |
| .LQR | Squeeze-Compressed LBR File | 3.0 |
| .PBI | PC BSD Installer Package | 3.0 |
| .TZ | Zipped Tar Archive | 3.0 |
| .B64 | Base64 MIME-Encoded File | 3.0 |
| .BZIP | Bzip Compressed Archive | 3.0 |
| .MZP | WinArchiver Mountable Archive | 3.0 |
| .CBA | Comic Book ACE Archive | 3.0 |
| .PSZ | Compressed PostScript File | 3.0 |
| .ISX | SimulationX Project | 3.0 |
| .EDZ | EPLAN Electric P8 Data Archive Zipped File | 3.0 |
| .WDZ | WDZip Compressed Archive | 3.0 |
| .VMCZ | Hyper-V Compressed Virtual Machine | 3.0 |
| .XOJ | Xournal Notebook | 3.0 |
| .NAR | Nokia Image Archive | 3.0 |
| .VIB | VSphere Installation Bundle | 3.0 |
| .XCF.BZ2 | GIMP Image Bzip2 Archive | 3.0 |
| .XCF.GZ | GIMP Image Gzip Archive | 3.0 |
| .XCF.XZ | GIMP Image XZ Archive | 3.0 |
| .LZX | Amiga LZX Compressed Archive | 3.0 |
| .Z02 | Second Split Zip File | 3.0 |
| .C10 | WinAce Split Archive Part 10 | 3.0 |
| .IZE | IZArc Archive | 3.0 |
| .COMPPKG_HAUPTWERK_RAR | Hauptwerk Component Package | 3.0 |
| .LIBZIP | Camtasia Studio Zipped Library File | 3.0 |
| .R04 | WinRAR Split Archive Part 4 | 3.0 |
| .WUX | Compressed Wii U Disk Image File | 3.0 |
| .SPM | Salt Package Manager Formula Package | 3.0 |
| .SPL | Splunk Application Package | 3.0 |
| .MBZ | Moodle Backup FIle | 3.0 |
| .AYT | Quran Content Archive | 3.0 |
| .KWGT | Kustom Widget | 3.0 |
| .ZAP | FileWrangler Archive | 3.0 |
| .CAR | CAR Archive | 3.0 |
| .BZA | IZArc BGA Archive | 3.0 |
| .PAQ8F | PAQ8F Compressed Archive | 3.0 |
| .ECSBX | Error-Correcting SeqBox Container File | 3.0 |
| .LZR | Crunch-Compressed LBR File | 3.0 |
| .MXC | MaxiCompress Compressed Archive | 3.0 |
| .TXZ | XZ Compressed Tar Archive | 2.9 |
| .PAX | PAX Archive | 2.9 |
| .EGG | ALZip Archive | 2.9 |
| .000 | DoubleSpace Compressed File | 2.9 |
| .HYP | Hyper Compressed Archive | 2.9 |
| .IPG | iPod Game File | 2.9 |
| .CTX | Cherrytree Password-protected SQLite Document | 2.9 |
| .LAYOUT | LayOut Document | 2.9 |
| .SHR | Unix Shell Archive File | 2.8 |
| .EFW | Renamed Zip or Executable File | 2.8 |
| .PVMZ | Parallels Compressed Virtual Machine | 2.8 |
| .MD | MDCD Compressed Archive | 2.8 |
| .BA | Scifer External Header Archive | 2.8 |
| .PACK.GZ | Pack200 Compressed Archive | 2.8 |
| .GZ2 | Misnamed BZ2 File | 2.8 |
| .HPKG | Haiku Package File | 2.8 |
| .MAR | MSN Explorer Archive | 2.8 |
| .PKG.TAR.ZST | Arch Linux Installation Package | 2.8 |
| .WACZ | Web Archive Collection Zipped | 2.8 |
| .ZW | Zooper Widget Template | 2.7 |
| .VSI | Visual Studio Content Installer File | 2.7 |
| .TAR.Z | Zipped Tarball File | 2.7 |
| .CPGZ | Compressed CPIO Archive | 2.7 |
| .ASICE | ASiC-Extended Data Container | 2.7 |
| .UZED | Zipped Unicode GEDCOM Genealogy File | 2.7 |
| .STG | ScreenToGif Project | 2.7 |
| .C02 | WinAce Split Archive Part 1 File | 2.7 |
| .TLZ | Tar LZMA Compressed File | 2.7 |
| .HBC2 | HyperBac Compressed File Archive | 2.7 |
| .PRS | PRS Archive | 2.7 |
| .HPK | HPack Compressed Archive | 2.7 |
| .UC2 | UltraCompressor 2 Archive | 2.7 |
| .YC | YAC Compressed File | 2.6 |
| .HA | HA Compressed Archive | 2.6 |
| .LZO | LZO Compressed File | 2.6 |
| .HBC | HyperBac Compressed Archive | 2.6 |
| .GZI | Unix Gzip File | 2.6 |
| .GAR | Ghidra Project Archive | 2.6 |
| .MOU | WinMount Compressed File | 2.6 |
| .KZ | KuaiZip Compressed File | 2.6 |
| .PAE | PowerArchiver Encrypted Archive | 2.5 |
| .PAQ6 | PAQ6 Compressed Archive | 2.5 |
| .JIC | Java Icon File | 2.5 |
| .VEM | Virtual Expander Compressed File | 2.5 |
| .SNAGITSTAMPS | Snagit Stamp Archive | 2.5 |
| .SNZ | Snappy Compressed File | 2.5 |
| .UZIP | FreeBSD Compressed Disk Image | 2.5 |
| .DAF | DupArchive Format File | 2.5 |
| .ZIM | SimLab Composer Package | 2.5 |
| .FCX | FCX Compressed File | 2.5 |
| .TAR.ZIP | Zipped Tar Archive | 2.5 |
| .YZ1 | Yamazaki Zipper Archive | 2.5 |
| .ZABW | Compressed AbiWord Document | 2.4 |
| .XZM | Porteus Module | 2.4 |
| .R02 | WinRAR Split Archive Part 2 | 2.4 |
| .CPT | Compact Pro Archive | 2.4 |
| .PIM | PIM Archive | 2.4 |
| .BDOC | Binary DigiDoc Signature File | 2.4 |
| .UFDR | UFED Report | 2.4 |
| .TRS | Linear Saw Component Information Archive | 2.3 |
| .VWI | Microsoft Visio Workflow Interchange File | 2.3 |
| .AIN | AIN Compressed Archive | 2.3 |
| .WOT | Web Of Trust File | 2.3 |
| .SQZ | The Master Genealogist Backup Project | 2.3 |
| .SDN | Shareware Distributors Network File | 2.3 |
| .ARH | ProTool Compressed Project File | 2.2 |
| .R21 | WinRAR Split Archive Part 21 | 2.2 |
| .DIST | Mac OS X Distribution Script | 2.2 |
| .BOO | Booasm Compressed Archive | 2.1 |
| .HKI2 | WinHKI HKI2 Archive | 2.0 |
| .PAQ7 | PAQ7 Compressed Archive | 2.0 |
| .Y | Amiga Yabba Compressed Archive | 2.0 |
| .PUZ | Packed Publisher File | 2.0 |
| .SEN | Scifer Internal Header Archive | 2.0 |
| .TLZMA | LZMA Compressed Tar Archive | 2.0 |
| .R1 | WinRAR Multi-Volume Archive Part 1 | 2.0 |
| .P01 | Parchive Recovery Volume | 2.0 |
| .PAQ8L | PAQ8L Data Archive | 2.0 |
| .WLB | WinList Protocol Bundle | 2.0 |
| .S09 | ZipSplitter Part 10 File | 2.0 |
| .SQF | Squashfs File System | 2.0 |
| .SIPA | Smint.io Portal Archive | 2.0 |
| .ANA | Animate Asset Package | 2.0 |
| .ZWI | Zipped Wiki Article | 2.0 |
| .OSF | OsmAnd Package | 2.0 |
| .KSP | KeyShot Package | 2.0 |
| .XCFBZ2 | GIMP Image Bzip2 Archive | 2.0 |
| .XCFGZ | GIMP Image Gzip Archive | 2.0 |
| .XCFXZ | GIMP Image XZ Archive | 2.0 |
| .CP9 | ChoicePoint Encrypted File | 2.0 |
| .SBX | GLBasic Shoebox File | 1.8 |
| .TAR.GZ2 | Misnamed BZ2 Tarball | 1.8 |
| .CONDA | Conda Package | 1.7 |
| .BZABW | Compressed AbiWord Document | 1.7 |
| .VFS | Animated Slide File | 1.7 |
| .ZED | Zipped GEDCOM Genealogy File | 1.6 |
| .PAQ8 | PAQ8 Data Archive | 1.5 |
| .VMS | NanoZoomer Virtual Microscope Specimen | 1.5 |
| .PXL | Package and Extension Library Application | 1.5 |
| .SBX | SeqBox Container File | 1.2 |
| .XFP | FormsForWeb Extensible Form Package | 1.0 |