LanguageBZ
BZIP compressed file archive
File type: Archive and compressed file
Files with bz file extension can be sometimes found as renamed BZIP archives on Unix systems. Same format, just different extension.
What is bz file?
File type category:
Archive and compressed file
Date updated: December 24, 2024
The bz file extension is sometimes used for BZIP compressed file archives.
Occasionally used for archiving data on Unix systems and for exchanging files on the internet. Binary format. Compresses data using a combination of the Burrows-Wheeler transform and Huffman entropy coding. Stores a single file. Typically used in combination with TAR. Developed and maintained by Julian Seward.
MIME types:
application/x-bzip
How to open bz file?
Use any file archiver with BZIP support.
How to convert bz file?
Probably can be converted to other formats.
Associated software actions with the bz file
Software applications that can open bz files:
WinRAR (Microsoft Windows)
ALZip (Microsoft Windows)
PeaZip (Microsoft Windows)
The Unarchiver (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Software apps that convert bz files:
ALZip (Microsoft Windows)
Software apps that extract bz files:
WinRAR (Microsoft Windows)
ALZip (Microsoft Windows)
PeaZip (Microsoft Windows)
The Unarchiver (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)