KMZ

Compressed Keyhole Markup Language (Google Earth) data

File type: GIS, GPS navigation and map file

Files with kmz extension are saved in the Compressed Keyhole Markup Language used by the Google Earth and other GIS applications for modeling geographic data.

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

.kmz (1)

What is kmz file?

File type category:
GIS, GPS navigation and map file

Date updated: February 4, 2025

File extension kmz is related to Keyhole Markup Language, developed by Keyhole and Google.

A .kmz file is the compressed version of a .kml file.

Keyhole Mark-up Language is an XML based language for modeling and storing geographic features such as points, lines, images and polygons.

MIME types:
application/vnd.google-earth.kmz

How to open kmz file?

Use Google Earth or Adobe Photoshop to work with the KMZ format.

How to convert kmz file?

KMZ files are commonly used for various GPS navigation/GIS conversion purposes. But also can be exported to CAD/3D model formats.

Suggested software to open kmz file:

Google Earth

Google Earth for Mac

Associated software actions with the kmz file

Open

Software applications that can open kmz files:

Google Earth (Microsoft Windows)

Adobe Photoshop (Microsoft Windows)

Blender (Microsoft Windows)

ArcGIS (Microsoft Windows)

SketchUp (Microsoft Windows)

AutoCAD (Microsoft Windows)

MAPC2MAPC (Microsoft Windows)

MacGPS Pro (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

Google Earth for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

Blender for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

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

SketchUp for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

AutoCAD for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

Blender for Linux (Linux/Unix)

Edit

Software applications that can edit kmz files:

Adobe Photoshop (Microsoft Windows)

Blender (Microsoft Windows)

ArcGIS (Microsoft Windows)

SketchUp (Microsoft Windows)

AutoCAD (Microsoft Windows)

Blender for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

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

SketchUp for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

AutoCAD for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

Blender for Linux (Linux/Unix)

Save

Software capable of saving kmz files:

Adobe Photoshop (Microsoft Windows)

Blender (Microsoft Windows)

ArcGIS (Microsoft Windows)

SketchUp (Microsoft Windows)

AutoCAD (Microsoft Windows)

MAPC2MAPC (Microsoft Windows)

Blender for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

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

SketchUp for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

AutoCAD for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

Blender for Linux (Linux/Unix)

View

Programs for viewing kmz files:

Terrain Navigator (Microsoft Windows)

Convert

Software apps that convert kmz files:

MyGeodata Cloud (On-line services)

Import

Software apps that import kmz files:

OkMap (Microsoft Windows)

RoboGEO (Microsoft Windows)

AccuTrans 3D (Microsoft Windows)

Export

Software apps that export kmz files:

Global Mapper (Microsoft Windows)

OkMap (Microsoft Windows)

OCAD (Microsoft Windows)

Geotagged JPEG to KMZ converter (Microsoft Windows)

RoboGEO (Microsoft Windows)

AccuTrans 3D (Microsoft Windows)

.kmz (2)

Correlate K-Map zipped knowledge map

File type category:
Various data file

Date updated: June 8, 2017

The kmz file extension is used for Correlate. This helps user access, collect, and manage electronic information found in multiple locations and file systems.

How to open kmz file?

Use K-Map.

Suggested software to open kmz file:

K-Map

Associated software actions with the kmz file

Other actions

Software applications that handle other tasks involving kmz files:

K-Map (Microsoft Windows)