EMZ

Microsoft Windows compressed enhanced metafile

File type: Vector graphic file

Files emz extension are used by a variety applications developed by the Microsoft. An emz file contains enhanced metadata (EMF vector image format) compressed with ZIP algorithm.

Found 2 different file type records with the same emz filename suffix.

.emz (1)

What is emz file?

File type category:
Vector graphic file

Date updated: July 14, 2025

File extension emz is used for a GZIP compressed version of the EMF format, used for vector graphic metafiles in Microsoft Windows.

EMZ file format is supported by latest versions of Microsoft Office and Microsoft Visio.

Because .emz files are basically just compressed versions of emf files it may be possible to read emz files with EMF-supporting applications and image viewers.

How to open emz file?

Most vector graphic editors can work with EMZ format, including Adobe Illustrator, CorelDraw, or PaintShop Pro.

You can rename the EMZ file extension to ZIP file extension and extract files from ZIP archive by compression utilities such as WinZip or WinRAR. Archive contains the EMF Windows Enhanced Metafile.

How to convert emz file?

Use any compatible vector graphics software to export *.emz files to other picture image formats.

Suggested software to open emz file:

Microsoft Visio

Adobe Photoshop

Associated software actions with the emz file

Open

Software applications that can open emz files:

Microsoft Visio (Microsoft Windows)

Adobe Photoshop (Microsoft Windows)

Corel PaintShop Pro (Microsoft Windows)

Adobe Illustrator (Microsoft Windows)

Adobe Photoshop for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

Adobe Illustrator for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

WMF Converter Pro (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

Edit

Software applications that can edit emz files:

Adobe Photoshop (Microsoft Windows)

Corel PaintShop Pro (Microsoft Windows)

Adobe Illustrator (Microsoft Windows)

Adobe Photoshop for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

Adobe Illustrator for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

WMF Converter Pro (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

Save

Software capable of saving emz files:

Adobe Photoshop (Microsoft Windows)

Corel PaintShop Pro (Microsoft Windows)

Adobe Illustrator (Microsoft Windows)

Adobe Photoshop for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

Adobe Illustrator for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

WMF Converter Pro (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

View

Programs for viewing emz files:

Adobe Photoshop (Microsoft Windows)

Corel PaintShop Pro (Microsoft Windows)

Adobe Illustrator (Microsoft Windows)

Adobe Photoshop for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

Adobe Illustrator for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

XnView MP (Multiplatform)

Convert

Software apps that convert emz files:

Adobe Photoshop (Microsoft Windows)

Adobe Photoshop for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

XnView MP (Multiplatform)

Picture Resize Free Online Images Converter (On-line services)

Import

Software apps that import emz files:

Microsoft Visio (Microsoft Windows)

Corel PaintShop Pro (Microsoft Windows)

Adobe Illustrator (Microsoft Windows)

Adobe Illustrator for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

Software apps that print emz files:

Microsoft Visio (Microsoft Windows)

Adobe Photoshop (Microsoft Windows)

Corel PaintShop Pro (Microsoft Windows)

Adobe Illustrator (Microsoft Windows)

Adobe Photoshop for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

Adobe Illustrator for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

XnView MP (Multiplatform)

.emz (2)

Street Fighter IV game file

File type category:
Game file

Date updated: December 8, 2016

The emz file extension was also associated with the Street Fighter IV an action fighting video game for Microsoft Windows operating system and Xbox, Sony Playstation and other video gaming consoles.

The emz file stores some kind of game data.

Suggested software to open emz file:

Street Fighter IV

Associated software actions with the emz file

Other actions

Software applications that handle other tasks involving emz files:

Street Fighter IV (Microsoft Windows)