.BZIP2 File Overview

File Extension:	BZIP2
File Type Description:	Bzip2 Compressed Archive
File Type Developer:	Julian Seward
Primary Associated Software:	7-Zip
Primary Software Developer:	Igor Pavlov

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What is File Extension BZIP2?

Winrar developed the BZIP2 file extension, also know as a Bzip2 Compressed Archive file, for the RARLAB RAR software package. Commonly, Bzip2 Compressed Archive files are found on user computers from United States, and on PCs running the Windows 10 operating system. A high percentage of these users browse the web using Google Chrome.

Associated Developers and Software

	Zipeg by Leo Kuznetsov
	Keka by Jorge Garcia Armero
	The Unarchiver by Dag Agren, Circlesoft
	WinRAR by Eugene Roshal
	HFSexplorer by Catacombae
	EZ7z by Leif Heflin
	7-Zip by Igor Pavlov
	RARLAB RAR by Winrar
	ZipZag by Open Source
	Smith Micro StuffIt Deluxe by Smith Micro Software
	PeaZip by Open Source
	bzip2 by Julian Seward

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Top BZIP2 File User Browsers

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Top User Operating Systems


Windows 10	Windows 11	Windows 6	Windows 8.1

Associated Operating Systems

	Windows
	Android
	Linux
	Mac
	iOS

Other File Types Related to BZIP2 Files

Extension	File Type Developer	File Category	File Type Description
.DMG	Apple	Disk Image Files	Mac OS X Disk Image File
.R00	Rocky Sand Studio	Compressed Files	WinRAR Compressed Archive
.SFS	Open Source	Compressed Files	Squashfs File Archive
.PAX	Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX) Consortium	Compressed Files	PAX Archive
.APK	Google	Compressed Files	Android Package File
.EX1	Igor Pavlov	Executable Files	Renamed EXE File
.ARC	Symantec Corporation	Backup Files	Norton Backup Archive
.R85	Eugene Roshal	Compressed Files	RAR Compressed Files From A Multi-Volume Archive
.R83	Eugene Roshal	Compressed Files	RAR Compressed Files From A Multi-Volume Archive
.CPIO	Power Software Ltd	Encoded Files	Unix CPIO Archive