.XZ File Overview

File Extension:	XZ
File Type Description:	XZ Compressed Archive
File Type Developer:	Various Developers
Primary Associated Software:	7-Zip
Primary Software Developer:	Igor Pavlov

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What is File Extension XZ?

Winrar developed the XZ file extension, also know as a XZ Compressed Archive file, for the RARLAB RAR software package. Website visitor analysis indicates that XZ files are commonly found on Windows 10 user machines, and are most popular in China. Generally, we have found that most of these people are Google Chrome users.

Associated Developers and Software

	Tukaani XZ Utils by Open Source
	WinRAR by Eugene Roshal
	The Unarchiver by Dag Agren, Circlesoft
	RARLAB RAR by Winrar
	7-Zip by Igor Pavlov
	ExtractNow by Open Source

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Top User Operating Systems


Windows 10	Windows 11	Windows 6	Windows 8.1

Associated Operating Systems

	Windows
	Android
	Linux
	Mac

Other File Types Related to XZ Files

Extension	File Type Developer	File Category	File Type Description
.JAR	Oracle Corporation	Compressed Files	Java Archive File
.AR	Microsoft Corporation	Game Files	Midtown Madness Data File
.S7Z	Igor Pavlov	Compressed Files	7-Zip Compressed File
.DMG	Apple	Disk Image Files	Mac OS X Disk Image File
.RXX	Eugene Roshal	Compressed Files	RAR Compressed Files From A Multi-Volume Archive
.ISO	Igor Pavlov	Disk Image Files	Disc Image File
.WIM	Microsoft Corporation	Disk Image Files	Windows Imaging Format File
.CPIO	Power Software Ltd	Encoded Files	Unix CPIO Archive
.R84	Eugene Roshal	Compressed Files	RAR Compressed Files From A Multi-Volume Archive
.R58	Eugene Roshal	Compressed Files	RAR Compressed Files From A Multi-Volume Archive