Z

Unix compressed archive
File type: Archive and compressed file
A z file extension is related to the Unix compressed archive file format, created with various compression tools for Unix operating system.
Found 4 different file type records with the same z filename suffix.
What is z file?
File type category:
Archive and compressed file
Date updated: July 19, 2025
The z file extension is used for compressed archived created in Unix environment.
Unix archives with z file extension are used GNUzip compression format.
MIME types:
application/x-compressed
application/x-compress
application/gzip
application/x-gzip
application/z
application/x-z
How to open z file?
Use WinRAR or 7-Zip to open and extract the *.z files.
How to convert z file?
Uncompress Z archive and compress to another format (.ZIP,.RAR etc.)
Suggested software to open z file:
Associated software actions with the z file
Software applications that can open z files:
WinZip (Microsoft Windows)
WinRAR (Microsoft Windows)
ALZip (Microsoft Windows)
7-zip (Microsoft Windows)
PKZIP for Windows (Microsoft Windows)
IZArc (Microsoft Windows)
Zipeg (Microsoft Windows)
Stuffit (Microsoft Windows)
StuffIt Deluxe (Microsoft Windows)
ZipIt (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
The Unarchiver (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Zipeg for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
StuffIt for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
StuffIt Deluxe for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
TAR (Linux/Unix)
Programs for viewing z files:
Zipeg (Microsoft Windows)
Zipeg for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Software apps that create z files:
TAR (Linux/Unix)
Software apps that extract z files:
WinRAR (Microsoft Windows)
WinArchiver (Microsoft Windows)
IZArc (Microsoft Windows)
PKZIP for Windows (Microsoft Windows)
7-zip (Microsoft Windows)
ALZip (Microsoft Windows)
StuffIt Expander (Microsoft Windows)
WinZip (Microsoft Windows)
Zipeg (Microsoft Windows)
QuickZip (Microsoft Windows)
Stuffit (Microsoft Windows)
StuffIt Deluxe (Microsoft Windows)
ZipIt (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
The Unarchiver (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Zipeg for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
StuffIt Expander for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
StuffIt for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
StuffIt Deluxe for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
TAR (Linux/Unix)
InstallShield archive
File type category:
Archive and compressed file
Date updated: July 24, 2019
The z file extension is used for archives used by InstallShield, the industry standard for Windows Installer and InstallScript installations.
With InstallShield are your Windows software products correctly installed, configured, updated, and eventually uninstalled on your customers' systems.
How to open z file?
It is not possible to open files with *.z extension.
How to convert z file?
Probably cannot be converted to anything else.
Suggested software to open z file:
Associated software actions with the z file
Software applications that can open z files:
Universal Extractor (Microsoft Windows)
Software apps that extract z files:
Universal Extractor (Microsoft Windows)
Software applications that handle other tasks involving z files:
InstallShield (Microsoft Windows)
Star Wars The Force Unleashed XML game data
File type category:
Game file
Date updated: January 23, 2019
The z file extension is associated with the Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, an action adventure video game for Microsoft Windows and various video gaming consoles.
The z file contains game data in XML format.
How to open z file?
Probably not meant to be accessed by the user.
How to convert z file?
These games files cannot be converted to anything else. However, sometimes modding.
Suggested software to open z file:
Associated software actions with the z file
Software applications that handle other tasks involving z files:
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Microsoft Windows)
Zero Compiler header
File type category:
Source code and script file
Date updated: October 8, 2018
Zero is a new 32-Bit & 64-Bit object-oriented programming language by Xeno Innovations, Inc. (formerly Static Industries).
The project's initial designs loosely began back in 2001-2002 by Damian J. Suess, CEO of Xeno Innovations, Inc. and ground finally broke in late 2006 as a demand for a quick, reliable & bare-bones language was needed. Language specifications emphasize on keeping close to Assembly roots as much as possible for quick-executing code & small output file size ~1KB for EXEs. Though the roots are Assembly, the language still provides the software engineer and hobbyist alike with an easy, fast and customizable language.
The Zero Compiler's main goal is to target major Operating Systems such as Windows, MAC and Linux. The initial design of the compiler will output to the Portable Executable (PE) format and will soon extend to Objects: ELF or COFF (classic or MS) and Executables: MZ, ELF or PE format.
The main idea behind Zero is to allow for multiple languages to be inside of one, similar to .NET. However it currently only supports 2 formats: Zero & ASM (Intel-Native).
Zero's basis is open source, not just for the compiler project but the keywords used when compiling a project. The reason behind allowing the programmer to modify the keyword code is to allow them to target the architecture on the machine which they are deploying the project on.
Zero allows the Software Engineer fully use all aspects of High and Low Level Programming. Most common usage will be the Ideal Zero coding style for it's quick C/BASIC style of programming. As Zero matures, future plans are set to push away from the C-style coding and more towards a coding structure what past VB and newer C# programmers are use to. Which means rather than all Window Procedures being under one call-back function, event functions will be under their own. I.E.
Used file extensions:
- ZERO = Project File
- Z = Header File
- ZASM = Assembly Source
- ZCLS = Class File
- ZFRM = Form Designer File
- ZSRC = Source File
How to open z file?
Use Zero Developer Studio.
How to convert z file?
Probably cannot be converted to other formats.
Suggested software to open z file:
Associated software actions with the z file
Software applications that can open z files:
Zero Developer Studio (Microsoft Windows)
Software applications that can edit z files:
Zero Developer Studio (Microsoft Windows)
Software capable of saving z files:
Zero Developer Studio (Microsoft Windows)
Software apps that create z files:
Zero Developer Studio (Microsoft Windows)
Software applications that handle other tasks involving z files:
Zero Compiler (Microsoft Windows)