Archive Files
Compressed and archived file formats used for bundling multiple files together.
| Extension | Description | Author | File / Link |
|---|---|---|---|
7z
|
7Zip LZMA Compression SDK | Igor Pavlov | Link |
ace
|
ACE Archive format | Marcel Lemke | Download |
apk
|
ZIP-based installable package format for Android applications | Link | |
arc
|
ARC/PAK File Format | Max Maischein | Deprecated resource Download |
arj
|
ARJ File Format | Robert Jung | Deprecated resource Download |
bag
|
BAG Archive File Format v1.1 | Jeff Connelly | Download |
br
|
General-purpose lossless compression format standardized in RFC 7932 | Link | |
bz2
|
Bzip 2 archives | Deprecated resource Link | |
cab
|
MS CAB file format with source | Download | |
commodore
|
Commodore 64 File Formats: ARC, ARK, SRK, FRZ, C4-, CPK, CVT, D64, D71, D81, LBR, LHA, LNX, SDA, SFX, T64, WRA, X64, ZIP and others | Download | |
compress
|
MS Compress 5.0 File Format (Incomplete) | Max Maischein | Deprecated resource — |
| MS Compress 6.22+ File Format (Incomplete) | Max Maischein | Deprecated resource — | |
deb
|
ar-based binary package format used by dpkg and APT | Debian Project | Link |
dmg
|
macOS disk image container, usually compressed and optionally encrypted | Apple | Link |
dwc
|
DWC File Format (corrected) | Max Maischein | Deprecated resource Download |
gzip
|
GZIP file format specification | L. Peter Deutsch | Deprecated resource Download |
ha
|
HA Archive File Format | Max Maischein | Download |
hyp
|
Hyper Archiver File Format | Max Maischein | Download |
incrementa
|
Incremental Compression Algorithm | Jeff Connelly | Download |
ipa
|
ZIP archive containing a signed iOS/iPadOS app bundle | Apple | Link |
jar
|
ZIP-based container for Java classes, resources, and manifest metadata | Sun Microsystems / Oracle | Download |
kmz
|
ZIP-compressed archive containing a KML file and its supporting resources | Google / Open Geospatial Consortium | Link |
lbr
|
LBR Archive File Format | Max Maischein | Download |
| LBR Archive Format Definition | Gary P. Novosielski | Download | |
lbx
|
LBX archives used in some old games | Claudio Fontana | Download |
lz4
|
Container for LZ4 block-compressed data with optional checksums and size fields | Yann Collet | Link |
| Raw LZ4 compressed block layout used inside frames and by embedded users of the library | Yann Collet | Link | |
lzh
|
LZH Archive File Format | Joe Jared | Download |
lzma
|
Legacy single-stream container for LZMA-compressed data | Igor Pavlov | Link |
mar
|
Microsoft Archive Files Format | Lloyd Kinsella | Download |
mpq
|
Blizzard MoPaQ Archive Format v1.0 | Justin Olbrantz | Deprecated resource Download |
ova
|
Tar archive packaging a virtual appliance in the OVF format | DMTF | Link |
pea
|
Pea Archive Format (Pack, Encrypt, Authenticate) | Giorgio Tani | Download |
q
|
Quantum archives | Download | |
qic
|
Win9x & XP & NT MSBackUp File Format | Will Kranz | Download |
rar
|
RAR 2.00 Format | Koen Beets | Download |
| RAR version 2.02 | Eugene Roshal | Download | |
rpm
|
Linux RPM packages | Edward C. Bailey | Deprecated resource Link |
sfx
|
SQX Archiver SDK | Deprecated resource Link | |
sqz
|
SQZ Archive File Format | Max Maischein | Deprecated resource Download |