.PIZ file extension - Renamed zip archive
What is piz file? How to open piz files?
File type specification:
File extension piz is reported to be used by some anti-virus applications, or e-mail attachment software to protect ZIP archives from viruses so they rename them to piz instead of zip.
Probably very rare file type.
This piz file type entry was marked as obsolete and no longer supported file format.
This type of file is no longer actively used and is most likely obsolete. This is typically the case for system files in old operating systems, file types from long discontinued software, or previous versions of certain file types (like documents, projects etc.) that were replaced in higher versions of their original programs.
Updated: April 6, 2024
The default software associated to open piz file:
Company or developer:
WinZip Computing, S.L.
A very popular shareware archiver for Microsoft Windows. The first release of WinZip was in 1991. WinZip supports ZIP, ARJ, ARC, LHA, BZ2 and RAR archive formats. ZIP archives can be encrypted by the 128- and 256-bit key AES encryption.
The developer of WinZip was acquired by Corel in 2006 and first version for Mac appeared in 2010.
Company or developer:
WinZip Computing, S.L.
WinZip Mac Edition is compression utility used to create and extract ZIP archives specifically designed for Mac OS X. WinZip for Mac also supports other archive formats such as BZ2, RAR, BZIP, WavPack etc..
List of software applications associated to the .piz file extension
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and possible program actions that can be done with the file: like open piz file, edit piz file, convert piz file, view piz file, play piz file etc. (if exist software for corresponding action in File-Extensions.org's database).
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Software that open piz file - Renamed zip archive
Programs supporting the exension piz on the main platforms Windows, Mac, Linux or mobile. Click on the link to get more information about listed programs for open piz file action.
