LanguageBZIP2
BZIP compressed archive
File type: Archive and compressed file
Files with bzip2 file extension are compressed archives most likely found on Unix/Linux platform. Can be extracted with any BZIP compatible file archiver.
What is bzip2 file?
File type category:
Archive and compressed file
Date updated: July 19, 2025
The bzip2 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 type for bzip2 archives:
application/x-bzip2
How to open bzip2 file?
You can decompress these files using any file archiver with support of BZIP compression format.
How to convert bzip2 file?
Probably cannot be converted to other formats.
Suggested software to open bzip2 file:
Associated software actions with the bzip2 file
Software applications that can open bzip2 files:
WinRAR (Microsoft Windows)
7-zip (Microsoft Windows)
PeaZip (Microsoft Windows)
ZipZag (Microsoft Windows)
Zipeg (Microsoft Windows)
HFSExplorer (Microsoft Windows)
The Unarchiver (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Zipeg for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
sArchiver (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
bzip2 (Linux/Unix)
Programs for viewing bzip2 files:
Zipeg (Microsoft Windows)
HFSExplorer (Microsoft Windows)
Zipeg for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Software apps that create bzip2 files:
EZ7z for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
sArchiver (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
bzip2 (Linux/Unix)
Software apps that extract bzip2 files:
WinRAR (Microsoft Windows)
7-zip (Microsoft Windows)
WinArchiver (Microsoft Windows)
PeaZip (Microsoft Windows)
ZipZag (Microsoft Windows)
Zipeg (Microsoft Windows)
HFSExplorer (Microsoft Windows)
The Unarchiver (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
EZ7z for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Zipeg for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
sArchiver (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
bzip2 (Linux/Unix)
Software applications that handle other tasks involving bzip2 files:
sArchiver (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)