ICQ Plus skin
File type: Settings, options, themes or skins file
An ipz file is a skin package for ICQ Plus, an add-on that changed the appearance of the ICQ instant messaging client.
The format is obsolete because current ICQ client versions no longer support ICQ Plus.
File type category:
Settings, options, themes or skins file
Date updated: October 28, 2026
Record marked as obsolete and not updated for a long time.
ICQ Plus was an add-on for ICQ, the instant messaging client. An ipz file contains the resources and settings for an ICQ Plus skin, which changed the client's visual appearance.
ICQ was available for Microsoft Windows and other platforms, but ICQ Plus support was associated with older client installations.
The ipz file extension is now obsolete. New versions of ICQ do not use these skin packages, so an IPZ file is useful mainly with a compatible legacy ICQ installation or for archival purposes.
On Microsoft Windows, open an ipz file with a compatible legacy ICQ installation that supports ICQ Plus. Current ICQ versions cannot apply these skins.
ZipZag can open the file for inspection on Windows. Opening it as an archive does not apply the skin to ICQ.
An ipz file has no useful modern conversion target. It is a skin package for an obsolete ICQ add-on, not a document intended for conversion.
If the contents need to be inspected or preserved, ZipZag can extract the package on Windows. Extraction does not convert the skin into a format supported by current ICQ versions.
Software applications that can open ipz files:
Software apps that extract ipz files:
Microsoft Windows
ZipZag
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