ZIP to XZ Converter
Select files for conversion or just drag and drop them to the upload area
How to convert ZIP files to XZ online?
Step 1.
Upload ZIP-file
Click "Choose File" button to select a zip file on your computer. ZIP file size can be up to 50 Mb.
Step 2.
Convert ZIP to XZ
Click "Convert" button to start conversion.
Step 3.
Download your XZ
When the conversion process is complete, you can download the XZ file.
Information about ZIP and XZ file formats
| Name | ZIP | XZ |
| Full name | ZIP - ZIP Archive | XZ Utils compressed archive |
| File extension | .zip, .zipx | .xz |
| MIME type | application/zip | application/x-xz |
| Developed by | Phil Katz, PKWARE, Inc. | The Tukaani Project |
| Type of format | Data compression | |
| Description | ZIP is an archive file format that supports lossless data compression. A .ZIP file may contain one or more files or directories that may have been compressed. The .ZIP file format permits a number of compression algorithms, though DEFLATE is the most common. | XZ file extension is associated with XZ Utils, a free general-purpose data compression software with high compression ratio, developed by Tukaani. The XZ file is a compressed archive created with XZ Utils. |
| Technical details | ZIP files are archives that store multiple files. .ZIP allows contained files to be compressed using many different methods, as well as simply storing a file without compressing it. Each file is stored separately, allowing different files in the same archive to be compressed using different methods. | |
| File conversion | ZIP conversion | XZ conversion |
| Associated programs | Microsoft Windows, WinZip, WinRAR, IZarc, Info-ZIP, 7-Zip, PeaZip, B1 Free Archiver, DotNetZip. | XZ Utils |
| Wiki | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zip_(file_format) | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XZ_Utils |