File extension Details of ALZ, AIN, ACE, ARC, ARI, APZ, LZM, RPM, AXX

Name:	ALZ
File Type:	ALZip Archive
Popularity:	3
Category:	compressed
File Description:	Compressed file format created for archiving large files that could not be compressed using .ZIP compression; originally developed by the South Korean company, ESTsoft.
Open Programs:	Windows ESTsoft ALZip (part of ALTools)

Name:	AIN
File Type:	AIN Compressed File Archive
Popularity:	3
Category:	compressed
File Description:	File or group of file compressed with AIN compression software; AIN was a shareware archiving program available for MS-DOS in the 1990s.
Open Programs:	Windows Ainviewer FID Multiple Unpacker (MUP) SHAID

Name:	ACE
File Type:	WinAce Compressed File
Popularity:	3
Category:	compressed
File Description:	File archive compressed by WinAce; uses a proprietary compression algorithm that offers a high compression ratio and fast compression speed; may be decompressed using WinAce for Windows or Unace for Mac OS X. WinAce can also compress files using .ZIP, .LHA, MS-CAB, and .JAR compression; it can decompress the following formats as well: .ZIP, .LHA, MS-CAB, .RAR, .ARC, .ARJ, .GZ, .TAR, .ZOO, and .JAR. WinAce and MacUnace are available as free downloads.
Open Programs:	Mac OS MacUnace Windows WinAce

Name:	ARC
File Type:	Compressed File Archive   (Most common)
Popularity:	3
Category:	compressed
File Description:	Standard MS-DOS compression format (PC) or Macintosh hierarchical archive (Mac) used in the late 1980s and early 1990s; still used occasionally, but mostly replaced by newer, more efficient compression algorithms.
Open Programs:	Mac OS Smith Micro Stuffit Expander Windows WinAce Corel WinZip Acubix PicoZip ConeXware PowerArchiver Smith Micro Stuffit Deluxe

Name:	ARI
File Type:	ARI Compressed File Archive
Popularity:	3
Category:	compressed
File Description:	Archive compressed with arithmetic coding; often used in combination with other compression algorithms such as LZP, DC, BWT, and PPM.
Open Programs:	Windows ARI 2.2 BMA Coder Compressia QAZAR GRZipII UHARC

Name:	APZ
File Type:	Autoplay Media Studio Exported Project
Popularity:	3
Category:	compressed
File Description:	Project that has been exported by AutoPlay Media Studio, a rapid application development program; saved in a compressed archive format that can easily be transferred to another system, shared with other users, or serve as a backup file.
Open Programs:	Windows Indigo Rose Autoplay Media Studio

Name:	LZM
File Type:	Slax Module
Popularity:	3
Category:	compressed
File Description:	Compressed module or package file that may contain multiple files; used by Slax, a small and fast Linux operating system; often used for program installation packages. LZM modules can be created by right-clicking a folder and selecting "Build Slax Module;" Unix .TGZ packages can be converted to LZM modules using the tgz2lzm command; LZM modules can be extracted by right-clicking the LZM file and clicking "Extract Slax Module." NOTE: These commands are only available in the Slax (v6) distribution of Linux.
Open Programs:	Linux Slax Package Manager

Name:	RPM
File Type:	Red Hat Package Manager File   (Most common)
Popularity:	4
Category:	compressed
File Description:	Installation package originally developed for the Red Hat Linux operating system, but now used by many other Linux distributions as well; commonly used for installing programs on Linux systems.
Open Programs:	Linux Red Hat Package Manager

Name:	AXX
File Type:	AxCrypt Encrypted File
Popularity:	3
Category:	compressed
File Description:	File or files encrypted by AxCrypt, a free personal privacy and security program for Windows; requires a password and possibly a key file to open
Open Programs:	Windows AxCrypt File Encryption Software

Name:	LZH
File Type:	LZH Compressed File
Popularity:	3
Category:	compressed
File Description:	File archive compressed using Lempel-Ziv and Haruyasu compression algorithm; named after the inventors Lempel-Ziv and Haruyasu; derived from the LZSS compression scheme and performs additional compression using dynamic Huffman coding; most commonly used in Japan.
Open Programs:	Mac OS Smith Micro Stuffit Expander MacLHA Windows Smith Micro Stuffit Deluxe Corel WinZip WinRAR Alpha ZIP ArcDiff BitZipper Archivarius PeaZip Linux lha