File extensions
Category "archive": 14 results
- .7zarchive
An open-source archive format known for high compression ratios via LZMA2. Typically smaller than ZIP for the same payload.
- .bz2archive
A Burrows-Wheeler compression format. Denser than gzip but slower; xz and 7-Zip have largely overtaken it in modern Linux distributions.
- .cabarchive
Windows' internal archive format. Still used to deliver drivers, Windows Update payloads, and MSI package contents.
- .cbrarchive
The RAR-backed sibling of CBZ. Common in Western comic communities for years, where WinRAR tooling is ubiquitous.
- .cbzarchive
A ZIP-based container for comics and manga. Just numbered image files inside a ZIP — popular for doujinshi, scanned manga, and self-hosted comic libraries.
- .dmgarchive
macOS disk image format. The default for distributing apps — double-click to mount, drag the `.app` to Applications to install.
- .gzarchive
A gzip-compressed single file. Combined with tar it forms `.tar.gz`, the most common Linux distribution archive.
- .isoarchive
A bit-for-bit image of a CD/DVD/Blu-ray. Used for OS installers, recovery media, and backups.
- .lhaarchive
A Japanese archive format released in 1988 by Haruyasu Yoshizaki. Ruled Japanese PC-98 and Windows 3.1 file distribution before ZIP took over. Rarely seen outside Japan; `.lha` and `.lzh` share the same bytes.
- .rararchive
WinRAR's proprietary archive format. Higher compression ratios than ZIP and optional recovery records for repairing damaged splits.
- .sitarchive
Aladdin Systems' (now Smith Micro) 1987 archive format for classic Mac. The de-facto standard for Mac software distribution before OS X, and still occasionally encountered when digging through legacy Mac media.
- .tararchive
A Unix-born archive format. Plain tar is uncompressed and is commonly paired with gzip or xz to produce `.tar.gz` / `.tar.xz`.
- .xzarchive
LZMA2-based high-ratio compression. Common in Linux kernel and distribution tarballs, steadily displacing gzip.
- .ziparchive
The most common archive format for bundling and compressing multiple files. Built into every major OS, widely used for email attachments and downloads.