LanguageBZIP
BZIP compressed archive
File type: Archive and compressed file
Files with bzip file extension are compressed archives most likely found on Unix/Linux platform. Can be extracted with any BZIP compatible file archiver.
What is bzip file?
File type category:
Archive and compressed file
Date updated: December 24, 2024
The bzip file extension is sometimes 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 bzip file?
Use compatible tools to work with *.bzip files.
How to convert bzip file?
Probably cannot be exported to other formats.
Suggested software to open bzip file:
Associated software actions with the bzip file
Software applications that can open bzip files:
WinRAR (Microsoft Windows)
WinZip (Microsoft Windows)
Stuffit (Microsoft Windows)
WinZip Mac Edition (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
StuffIt for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Software apps that extract bzip files:
WinRAR (Microsoft Windows)
WinZip (Microsoft Windows)
Stuffit (Microsoft Windows)
WinZip Mac Edition (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
StuffIt for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)