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| Contents | XZ holds one file, so this works when there’s a single file inside |
|---|---|
| Compression | Good, and widely supported |
When to use XZ: Linux packages, disk images and large downloads.
.bz2
A single file compressed with bzip2, released by Julian Seward in 1996. It uses the Burrows–Wheeler transform and usually compresses smaller than gzip, but more slowly.
Compressing large text files, data dumps and older software releases.
Opens in bunzip2, Archive Utility on Mac, 7-Zip, The Unarchiver
About BZ2 files.xz
A single file compressed in the .xz format of XZ Utils, which uses LZMA2. It compresses tightly yet decompresses quickly.
Linux packages, disk images and large downloads.
Opens in xz and unxz, 7-Zip, The Unarchiver, Keka
About XZ filesEverything that converts to XZ
Need to change it first? Open the archive opener
Drop your BZ2 file on this page, or choose it. Anyfile converts it on your device in a moment and the XZ downloads straight away. To change it first, open it in the archive opener.
No. The file is read and converted by your own browser, and nothing is sent to a server. You can check: open your browser’s developer tools, go to Network, and convert a file. No upload appears.
Yes. Drop them together and you get one ZIP with every XZ inside.