Compressed ZIP archive
File type: Backup file, Archive and compressed file
Files with zip is associated with the WinZip compression tool. ZIP file is compressed archive container that contains archived files, compressed in ZIP compression format. Common archive format that can be extracted with any archiving tool.
Found 4 different file type records with the same zip filename suffix.
File type category:
Backup file
Archive and compressed file
Date updated: July 19, 2025
File extension zip is used for the default archive format of WinZip archiver, a powerful and easy-to-use tool that quickly zips and unzips files to conserve more disk space and greatly reduce files and e-mails transmission time.
The zip file is a compressed archive created with the various programs supporting ZIP compression. Microsoft Windows supports creating compressed zip files by default. You can create zip archives in Windows Explorer by using file context menu and Send to → Compressed folder (zip method). This will create zip file of any selected folder or files in your computer.
MIME types used for zip files:
application/zip
application/x-compressed
application/x-zip-compressed
multipart/x-zip
Any current archiving tool is able to work with *.zip files. ZIP file format is widely supported by many apps on all platforms.
The easiest way how to convert ZIP archive is to decompress the ZIP archive with the use of WinZIP and repack the content with another compression utility of your choice.
WinZip (Microsoft Windows)
WinRAR (Microsoft Windows)
Microsoft Windows (Microsoft Windows)
ALZip (Microsoft Windows)
PeaZip (Microsoft Windows)
B1 Free Archiver (Microsoft Windows)
ZipZag (Microsoft Windows)
Zipeg (Microsoft Windows)
ZIPGenius (Microsoft Windows)
WinZip Mac Edition (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
ZipIt (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
ALZip for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Zipeg for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
sArchiver (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Archiver (RuckSack) (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
StuffIt for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
StuffIt Deluxe for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Decompressor (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Xarchiver (Linux/Unix)
iZip (Apple iOS)
WinZip for iOS (Apple iOS)
RAR for Android (Google Android)
WinZip (Microsoft Windows)
WinRAR (Microsoft Windows)
Microsoft Windows (Microsoft Windows)
ALZip (Microsoft Windows)
PeaZip (Microsoft Windows)
B1 Free Archiver (Microsoft Windows)
ZipZag (Microsoft Windows)
Zipeg (Microsoft Windows)
WinZip Mac Edition (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
ALZip for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Zipeg for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Archiver (RuckSack) (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
StuffIt for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
StuffIt Deluxe for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Xarchiver (Linux/Unix)
WinZip (Microsoft Windows)
WinRAR (Microsoft Windows)
Microsoft Windows (Microsoft Windows)
ALZip (Microsoft Windows)
PeaZip (Microsoft Windows)
B1 Free Archiver (Microsoft Windows)
ZipZag (Microsoft Windows)
Zipeg (Microsoft Windows)
WinZip Mac Edition (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
ALZip for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Zipeg for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Archiver (RuckSack) (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
StuffIt for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
StuffIt Deluxe for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Xarchiver (Linux/Unix)
WinZip (Microsoft Windows)
WinRAR (Microsoft Windows)
Microsoft Windows (Microsoft Windows)
7-zip (Microsoft Windows)
ALZip (Microsoft Windows)
PeaZip (Microsoft Windows)
B1 Free Archiver (Microsoft Windows)
ZipZag (Microsoft Windows)
Zipeg (Microsoft Windows)
WinZip Mac Edition (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
ZipIt (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
iPack (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
ALZip for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Zipeg for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
sArchiver (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Archiver (RuckSack) (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
StuffIt for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
StuffIt Deluxe for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Xarchiver (Linux/Unix)
iZip (Apple iOS)
WinZip for iOS (Apple iOS)
RAR for Android (Google Android)
Advanced Archive Password Recovery (Microsoft Windows)
ALZip (Microsoft Windows)
ALZip for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
sArchiver (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
iPack (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
iPack (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Incredible Bee Archiver (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
WinZip (Microsoft Windows)
WinRAR (Microsoft Windows)
Microsoft Windows (Microsoft Windows)
7-zip (Microsoft Windows)
PeaZip (Microsoft Windows)
B1 Free Archiver (Microsoft Windows)
WinArchiver (Microsoft Windows)
ALZip (Microsoft Windows)
ZipZag (Microsoft Windows)
Zipeg (Microsoft Windows)
ZIPGenius (Microsoft Windows)
UltimateZip (Microsoft Windows)
WinZip Mac Edition (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
The Unarchiver (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
iPack (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
ZipIt (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
ALZip for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Zipeg for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
sArchiver (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Archiver (RuckSack) (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)
Decompressor (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Xarchiver (Linux/Unix)
iZip (Apple iOS)
WinZip for iOS (Apple iOS)
RAR for Android (Google Android)
Advanced Zip Repair (Microsoft Windows)
Advanced Archive Repair (Microsoft Windows)
File type category:
Game file
Date updated: July 11, 2024
The zip file extension is also sometimes used for resource files in various computer games.
These .zip files cannot be extracted as common ZIP archives, but may be extracted with specialized tools, often used by modders. As any other game resource archives, these files can contain various data used in games, such as sounds, graphics, texts, maps etc.
Reported game that use ZIP format for their resource files:
Dragon UnPACker is able to open some game resource .zip files.
Probably cannot be converted to other formats.
Dragon UnPACKer (Microsoft Windows)
Dragon UnPACKer (Microsoft Windows)
FireStarter (Microsoft Windows)
Falcon 4.0 (Microsoft Windows)
Hitman: Bloodmoney (Microsoft Windows)
Hitman: Contracts (Microsoft Windows)
Hitman 2: Silent Assassin (Microsoft Windows)
Slave Zero (Microsoft Windows)
Dethkarz (Microsoft Windows)
Empire Earth 2 (Microsoft Windows)
Freedom Fighters (Microsoft Windows)
File type category:
Archive and compressed file
Date updated: June 8, 2018
The zip file extension is associated with ObjectBar that allows users to create their own custom Start Bars, finders, pop-up menus, program launchers, wharfs, docks, etc., developed by Stardock Corporation.
ObjectBar has everything you need to build your own unique Windows desktop environment. Every OS has its own way of accessing programs, tasks, and information, ObjectBar takes the best from those OSes and gives you the power to build your own.
ObjectBar also comes with a set of very high quality, easy to use interfaces that can take your Windows desktop to the next level. It is completely customizable.
The zip files are used for theme pack files.
The native application, that uses ZIP ObjectBar theme pack file format, is ObjectBar.
There is no way how to convert ZIP ObjectBar theme pack file to another file format.
ObjectBar (Microsoft Windows)
File type category:
Game file
Date updated: January 23, 2019
The zip file extension is associated with the Oolite, a video game for Microsoft Windows, Apple Mac and Linux, inspirated by Elite video game.
The zip file contains eXpansion pack.
You cannot open this file type manually, it is accessed by the game automatically.
These games files cannot be converted to anything else. However, sometimes modding.
Oolite (Microsoft Windows)
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