Files with egg extension can be often encountered in compressed archives made using ALZip software.
EGG file extension - ALZip EGG compressed archive
What is egg file? How to open egg files?
File type specification:
File extension egg is mainly known to be used for the main compression format from ALZip.
The egg file is a smart archive that selects the best method to compress. The Optimized Compression option analyzes the files and decides whether it should concentrate on compression ratio or compression speed or others. However, it can also be used for large archives.
There is no data loss when compressing in EGG format.
This egg 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: November 9, 2023
The default software associated to open egg file:
Company or developer:
ESTsoft Corp.
ALZip is compression utility that supports about 40 archive file formats. ALzip can open ALZ, ACE, EGG, RAR, ZIP etc.. Also can open disk images, such as ISO and BIN, LCD. ALZip is able to recovery passwords in protected ZIP archives.
Company or developer:
ESTsoft Corp.
A Mac version of a free compression utility that can extract popular archive formats such as RAR, 7Z, ZIP, as well as the native formats of ALZip - ALZ and EGG.
List of software applications associated to the .egg file extension
Recommended software programs are sorted by OS platform (Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android etc.)
and possible program actions that can be done with the file: like open egg file, edit egg file, convert egg file, view egg file, play egg file etc. (if exist software for corresponding action in File-Extensions.org's database).
Hint:
Click on the tab below to simply browse between the application actions, to quickly get a list of recommended software, which is able to perform the specified software action, such as opening, editing or converting egg files.
Software that open egg file - ALZip EGG compressed archive
Programs supporting the exension egg on the main platforms Windows, Mac, Linux or mobile. Click on the link to get more information about listed programs for open egg file action.