.BZ File Extension
- Category: Compressed Files
- Format: Binary
What are .BZ files and how to open them?
Can't open .BZ file? Are you wondering what it contains? On our site we will explain to you what this file is, what it is used for and what software opens the .BZ file.
What is a .BZ file extension?
.BZ file extension has been classified as Compressed Files. The format of .BZ file is Binary
.BZ is Bzip Compressed File
File archive compressed with Bzip compression; often created on Unix systems with the standard bzip utility; incorporates the Burrows-Wheeler algorithm as well as Run-Length Encoding (RLE), which compresses better than Gzip (.GZIP files), although it does not compress as quickly.
Bzip archives can be extracted with a variety of decompression utilities, including Bunzip and bzip2, which are included with most Linux installations.
List of all softwares that can open the Bzip Compressed File
| Windows | | Corel WinZip 23 | | Smith Micro StuffIt Deluxe for Windows | | WinRAR 5 | | 7-Zip | |
| Mac | | Apple Archive Utility | | Smith Micro StuffIt Deluxe 16 | | The Unarchiver | |