Archive File Extensions

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.7z

7-Zip Archive

The 7z file extension represents an archive format used by the 7-Zip file archiver. It is a popular open-source format k...

.zip

ZIP Archive (containing SFC/SMC ROM images)

A ZIP file is a compressed archive format that can contain one or more files and folders. In this specific context, the ...

.ipsw

iPhone Software Package

An IPSW file is a proprietary archive format used by Apple to distribute firmware updates for iOS, iPadOS, tvOS, and wat...

.apks

Android Package Set Archive

The .apks file extension represents an Android Package Set Archive. This archive format is used to bundle multiple APK (...

.dmg

Apple Disk Image

A DMG file is an Apple Disk Image file, a common format used on macOS to distribute software. It's essentially a digital...

.cab

Cabinet File

A CAB (Cabinet) file is an archive file format used in Microsoft Windows. It is a single file that can contain multiple ...

.ear

Enterprise Archive

An EAR (Enterprise Archive) file is a deployment unit used in Java EE (Enterprise Edition) environments. It's essentiall...

.ipa

iOS App Package

The IPA (iOS App Package) file extension is a proprietary archive file format used by Apple's iOS operating system to di...

.rpm

RPM Package Manager

RPM (originally Red Hat Package Manager, now a recursive acronym) is a package management system. RPM files are used to ...

.snap

Snap Package

A .snap file is a self-contained package format used primarily in Linux environments for distributing software applicati...

.tgz

Tape Archive GZipped

A .tgz file is a compressed archive file, essentially a combination of a TAR archive and Gzip compression. First, multip...

.tar.bz2

Tarball Archive (Bzip2 Compressed)

A 'tar.bz2' file is a compressed archive format commonly used in Unix-like operating systems. It combines the functional...

.xapk

Extended APK

XAPK is a file format used to distribute Android applications, especially those that are large or require additional res...

.iso

International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Disk Image

An ISO file, often referred to as an ISO image, is an archive file that contains an identical copy (or image) of the dat...

.nrg

Nero CD/DVD Image File

An NRG file is a proprietary disc image format created by Nero AG, primarily used with their Nero Burning ROM software. ...

.tar.xz

XZ Compressed Archive

A .tar.xz file is a compressed archive, combining the functionalities of two distinct tools: `tar` and `xz`. The `tar` (...

.jar

Java Archive

A JAR (Java Archive) file is a package file format typically used to aggregate many Java class files and associated meta...

.aab

Android App Bundle

The AAB (Android App Bundle) is a publishing format for Android applications. It's not directly installable on a device ...

.tar.gz

Tape Archive compressed with Gzip

A 'tar.gz' file is a compressed archive format commonly used in Unix-like operating systems. It combines two separate pr...

.deb

Debian Software Package

A .deb file is a software package format used primarily in Debian-based Linux distributions, such as Ubuntu, Linux Mint,...

.xpi

Mozilla Extension Package

An XPI file is a compressed archive used by Mozilla-based applications like Firefox, Thunderbird, and SeaMonkey to distr...

.cbr

Comic Book Archive (RAR)

A CBR file is a Comic Book Archive file. It's essentially a renamed RAR archive containing a series of image files, typi...

.webarchive

Safari Web Archive

A Safari Web Archive is a single-file archive format used by Apple's Safari web browser to save complete web pages. Unli...

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