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title: Convert ZIP to 7Z, BZ2, GZIP and 2 more on a Mac — Arazio
source: https://arazioformac.com/docs/formats/zip
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# ZIP files

The archive everything can open.

## Convert ZIP to

7Z, BZ2, GZIP, TAR, XZ.

## Tools that work on ZIP

Hold Option rather than Shift: Extract.

## Where the file goes

Beside the original, same folder, same name, new extension. Nothing is overwritten and nothing is uploaded.

Extensions: .zip · Category: archive