Conversion of Firefox xpi plugin files to zip archives.
A .xpi file is basically a renamed .zip archive, so you do not need to convert it, just rename the extension and extract the contents using any ZIP archiver should you wish it. Otherwise conversion of xpi Firefox plugins to ZIP archive does not make any sense.
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Additional links: Open xpi file, Open zip file
XPI
Files with xpi extension can be commonly encountered as various Firefox plugins or add-on files. Add-ons enhance current features of the browser or add completely new functions or mini programs to the program (such as weather forecast, dictionary, password storage etc.).
ZIP
Files with zip is associated with the WinZip compression tool. ZIP file is compressed archive container that contains archived files, compressed in ZIP compression format. Common archive format that can be extracted with any archiving tool.
Files with zip file extension are also used for theme packs made in Stardock ObjectBar program. Most likely standard ZIP.
A zip file extension is related to various computer games and used for its game resource data files.
A zip file extension is related to the Oolite video game and used for its expansion packs.
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