.BZIP2 File Overview

File Extension:	BZIP2
File Type Description:	Bzip2 Compressed Archive
File Type Developer:	Julian Seward
Primary Associated Software:	7-Zip
Primary Software Developer:	Igor Pavlov

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What is File Extension BZIP2?

Winrar developed the BZIP2 file extension, also know as a Bzip2 Compressed Archive file, for the RARLAB RAR software package. Commonly, Bzip2 Compressed Archive files are found on user computers from United States, and on PCs running the Windows 10 operating system. A high percentage of these users browse the web using Google Chrome.

Associated Developers and Software

	7-Zip by Igor Pavlov
	bzip2 by Julian Seward
	The Unarchiver by Dag Agren, Circlesoft
	HFSexplorer by Catacombae
	Smith Micro StuffIt Deluxe by Smith Micro Software
	PeaZip by Open Source
	Zipeg by Leo Kuznetsov
	Keka by Jorge Garcia Armero
	RARLAB RAR by Winrar
	WinRAR by Eugene Roshal
	ZipZag by Open Source
	EZ7z by Leif Heflin

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Top User Operating Systems


Windows 10	Windows 11	Windows 6	Windows 8.1

Associated Operating Systems

	Windows
	Android
	Linux
	Mac
	iOS

Other File Types Related to BZIP2 Files

Extension	File Type Developer	File Category	File Type Description
.VHD	Microsoft Corporation	Developer Files	VHDL Source File
.SQUASHFS	Open Source	Data Files	Squashfs File System File
.R59	Eugene Roshal	Compressed Files	RAR Compressed Files From A Multi-Volume Archive
.Z09	Eugene Roshal	Compressed Files	Split Multi-volume RAR Compressed File
.ZAD	Predrag Brodanac	Text Files	ZadGen Document File
.S07	Eugene Roshal	Compressed Files	Split Multi-volume RAR Compressed File
.SFX	Corel	Compressed Files	Windows Self-Extracting Archive
.XAR	Magix Software GmbH	Vector Image Files	Xara Xtreme Drawing
.ARC	Symantec Corporation	Backup Files	Norton Backup Archive
.R56	Eugene Roshal	Compressed Files	RAR Compressed Files From A Multi-Volume Archive