archive Format

ZIP File Format

ZIP is the universal archive format supporting lossless data compression and file bundling. Supported natively by Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, and Android.

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Technical Specifications

Extensions	.zip
MIME Types	application/zip
Category	Archive
Engine Tier	tier1-small-js
Magic Bytes / Sniffing	0x50 0x4B 0x03 0x04
Opens With	All operating systems natively, 7-Zip, WinRAR
Good For	Packaging multiple files for email, downloads, and general backup.
Not Recommended For	Scenarios requiring maximum possible compression ratios where 7z excels.

Convert from ZIP (3 targets)

ZIP7Z(exact)ZIPTGZ(exact)ZIPTAR(exact)

Convert to ZIP (7 sources)

RARZIP(exact)TARZIP(exact)TGZZIP(exact)7ZZIP(exact)ISOZIP(exact)BZ2ZIP(exact)XZZIP(exact)