XZ File Extension - Printable Version

File Type	XZ Compressed Archive
Developer	Tukaani
Popularity
Category	Compressed Files

File Description

Archive compressed using XZ compression, a high ratio compression algorithm; contains one or more compressed files; commonly used to distribute Slackware Linux package distributions.

XZ files may also contain a .TAR file and have the .TXZ file type.

Program(s) that open .XZ files

Mac OS

The Unarchiver

Windows

	7-Zip
	ExtractNow

Linux

	Tukaani XZ Utils
	Tukaani XZ Embedded

Updated 4/25/2011

.XZ File Extension