LanguageZIPX
Extended Zip archive
File type: Archive and compressed file
A zipx file extension is related to the WinZip version 12.1. and higher. A zipx file stores compressed archive with Extended ZIP format.
What is zipx file?
File type category:
Archive and compressed file
Date updated: July 13, 2025
The zipx file extension is associated with WinZip.
The zipx files are compressed Zip file saved in the extended Zip format, which was introduced with WinZip 12.1. It creates smaller files than the previous versions of the .ZIP format.
The zipx files also includes information that indicates that the file was created using an advanced compression method. This lets users know that the file must be decompressed with WinZip 12.1 or another compatible file compression utility.
How to open zipx file?
Use WinZip to open *.zipx compressed files.
How to convert zipx file?
The easiest way how to convert ZIPX archive is to decompress the ZIPX archive with the use of WinZIP and repack the content with another compression utility of your choice.
Suggested software to open zipx file:
Associated software actions with the zipx file
Software applications that can open zipx files:
WinZip (Microsoft Windows)
PeaZip (Microsoft Windows)
PowerArchiver (Microsoft Windows)
WinZip Mac Edition (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
WinZip for iOS (Apple iOS)
Software apps that create zipx files:
WinZip (Microsoft Windows)
WinZip Mac Edition (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
WinZip for iOS (Apple iOS)
Software apps that extract zipx files:
WinZip (Microsoft Windows)
PeaZip (Microsoft Windows)
PowerArchiver (Microsoft Windows)
WinZip Mac Edition (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
WinZip for iOS (Apple iOS)
iZip (Apple iOS)