bzip2 compressed file archive
File type: Archive and compressed file
A bz2 file extension is related to the cross platform bzip2 compressed file archive format, released in 1996.
Found 3 different file type records with the same bz2 filename suffix.
File type category:
Archive and compressed file
Date updated: July 13, 2025
The bz2 file extension is related to bzip2, a freely available, patent free, high-quality data compressor.
It typically compresses files to within 10% to 15% of the best available techniques (the PPM family of statistical compressors), whilst being around twice as fast at compression and six times faster at decompression.
The bz2 file is archive created with the program.
MIME types:
application/x-bzip2
application/x-tar
application/x-bzip
application/bzip2
application/x-bz2
application/octet-stream
application/x-compressed
application/x-stuffit
Most current archivers, such as WinRAR or Z-zip support BZ2 format.
You can repack *.bz2 files to different format like RAR.
WinRAR (Microsoft Windows)
ALZip (Microsoft Windows)
QuickZip (Microsoft Windows)
IZArc (Microsoft Windows)
PeaZip (Microsoft Windows)
ZipZag (Microsoft Windows)
The Unarchiver (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
sArchiver (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
bzip2 (Linux/Unix)
RAR for Android (Google Android)
PeaZip (Microsoft Windows)
sArchiver (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
bzip2 (Linux/Unix)
ALZip (Microsoft Windows)
WinRAR (Microsoft Windows)
ALZip (Microsoft Windows)
QuickZip (Microsoft Windows)
IZArc (Microsoft Windows)
WinArchiver (Microsoft Windows)
PeaZip (Microsoft Windows)
ZipZag (Microsoft Windows)
The Unarchiver (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
iPack (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
sArchiver (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
bzip2 (Linux/Unix)
RAR for Android (Google Android)
sArchiver (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
File type category:
Settings, options, themes or skins file
Date updated: February 12, 2019
The bz2 file extension used by DC, DC++, the clients for Direct Connect peer-to-peer network protocol, available for Microsoft Windows operating system.
The bz2 file contains hub list and information about hubs.
Probably not meant to be accessed by the user.
Probably cannot be converted to anything else.
DC++ (Microsoft Windows)
DC++ (Microsoft Windows)
DC++ (Microsoft Windows)
File type category:
Audio and sound file
Date updated: June 25, 2019
The bz2 file extension is associated with ZPoc.
The purpose of ZPoc is to give Christians a place to share great music with one another, without all of the trash, and allows for spiritual inspiration through the chat rooms.
Use any MP3 player.
Probably can be exported to other formats.
ZPoc (Microsoft Windows)
ZPoc (Microsoft Windows)
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