Sony PlayStation 2 audio data
File type: Game file
A ZAR file contains audio data used by software for the Sony PlayStation 2 gaming console.
It is a proprietary game-data format rather than a standard audio file intended for normal media players.
Found 2 different file type records with the same zar filename suffix.
File type category:
Game file
Date updated: October 28, 2026
The ZAR file extension is associated with the Sony PlayStation 2, a video game console released in 2000 and discontinued in 2013.
A ZAR file stores audio data compatible with PlayStation 2 audio formats. It forms part of a game's data files and is normally read by the game rather than opened as a separate file.
A ZAR file is normally accessed by the PlayStation 2 game that contains it, not opened directly by the console user. On a computer, it requires specialized PlayStation 2 game-audio tools that support the particular title and its version of the format.
Standard media players and audio editors generally cannot open ZAR files directly.
There is no universal converter for the ZAR file format. If a suitable PlayStation 2 extraction tool supports the file, it may be able to decode or export the audio to a standard format such as WAV.
Conversion depends on the game and the tool's support for its audio data; otherwise, the file cannot be converted reliably as a standalone audio file.
Apps designed for playing zar files:
Other operating systems or devices
Software applications that handle other tasks involving zar files:
Other operating systems or devices
File type category:
Archive and compressed file
Date updated: August 6, 2019
The zar file extension is associated with the ZEMAX, an optical and illumination design software developed by the ZEMAX Development Corporation for Microsoft Windows.
The zar file stores archive with lens design.
Use ZEMAX to open *.zar archive files.
Use ZEMAX to export *.zar files to other formats.
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