Archive File Extensions

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.apks

Android Package Set Archive

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

.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...

.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...

.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...

.snap

Snap Package

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

.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,...

.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` (...

.aab

Android App Bundle

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

.tgz

Tape Archive GZipped

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

.ear

Enterprise Archive

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

.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 ...

.xapk

Extended APK

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

.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...

.jar

Java Archive

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

.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. ...

.iso

International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Disk Image

An ISO image is an archive file (also known as a disk image) of an optical disc. It's essentially a complete sector-by-s...

.zip

ZIP Archive Containing SFC/SMC ROM Images

This file is a ZIP archive, which is a common format for compressing and storing multiple files and folders into a singl...

.adz

Adze Content Package

The .adz file extension is associated with Adze, a content packaging and distribution system. These files are essentiall...

.xpi

Mozilla Extension Package

The Mozilla Extension Package (XPI) is a ZIP-based archive format used for distributing extensions, themes, and other ad...

.ipsw

iPhone Software Package

An IPSW file is a proprietary archive format used by Apple to distribute firmware updates for iOS devices, including iPh...

.cbz

Comic Book Zip Archive

A Comic Book Zip (CBZ) file is a sequential collection of image files representing the pages of a comic book, manga, or ...

.lha

LHA Archive

LHA is a popular archive format, especially prevalent in the Amiga and MS-DOS environments. It's a lossless data compres...

.rar

RAR Archive

RAR (Roshal Archive) is a proprietary archive file format that supports data compression, error recovery, and file spann...

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