WinZip can create Zip files (.zip or .zipx), lha/lzh files, and UUencoded files. WinZip can also open and extract from a number of other archive formats.
Archive formats supported by WinZip are listed in the table below. Please note that in cases where the version is listed as ALL, this applies to all currently supported WinZip versions. For a brief description of these archive formats and WinZip's support of them, please see the article Other Archive Support.
Format |
Version |
Extension |
|---|---|---|
| zip | ALL | .zip .zipx |
| tar | ALL | .tar |
| gzip | ALL | .gz |
| compress | ALL | .z |
| cab | ALL | .cab |
| RAR | 11 or later | .rar |
| bz2 | 11 or later | .bz2 |
| lha/lzh | 11.2 or later | .lzh |
| 7z | 12 or later | .7z |
| IMG | 12 or later | .img |
| ISO | 12 or later | .iso |
| XZ | 18 or later | .xz |
| VHD | 19 or later | .vhd |
| VMDK | 19.5 or later | .vmdk |
Note: IMG support is limited to ISO-type disc image files.
Encoding formats supported:
Format |
Version |
Extension |
|---|---|---|
| UUencode | ALL | .uue |
| XXencode | ALL | .xxe |
| MIME | ALL | .b64 .mim |
| BinHex | ALL | .bhx .hqx |
- MIME encoding generally uses the Base64 format, but also includes plain/text and quoted-printable formats.
- The Extension columns list some of the most commonly used filename extensions for files in the various archive and encoding formats. This list, however, is not exhaustive.
Note: In versions of WinZip earlier than WinZip 11.2 the lha/lzh formats were supported only with the external lha.exe program. Two other formats were also supported with external programs. For these earlier versions the above list would be amended as follows:
Format |
Extract |
Add |
Extension |
|---|---|---|---|
| arj | arj.exe | arj.exe | .arj |
| lha/lzh | lha.exe | lha.exe | .lzh |
| arc | various | various | .arc |
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