What is a .QGZ file?
QGZ is a compressed QGIS project bundling the .qgs file and its data.
- Did you know
- QGZ packs a whole QGIS project into one tidy zipped file.
- A QGZ bundle holds the project’s QGS xml plus a QGD file, an SQLite database carrying auxiliary data such as embedded styles.
- QGZ became QGIS’s default save format in version 3.2, replacing the bare QGS file as the standard project container.
- What Analyser reads
- Identify and read more GIS and mapping files: OpenStreetMap o5m/o5c binaries, Esri layer files (.lyrx ArcGIS Pro CIM JSON, .lyr ArcMap), QGIS projects (.qgs/.qgz - version, CRS, layer list), shapefile spatial indexes (.sbn/.sbx), GMT/GDAL colour palettes (.cpt) and ENVI band-interleaved rasters (.bil/.bip/.bsq).
- Depth of analysis
- .QGZ is an identification-grade format: Analyser recognises it from its bytes and decodes the header metadata it carries, rather than opening it in a full viewer. Formats that do get a full viewer are marked "Full" on the formats page.
- Open a .QGZ file
- Drag a .QGZ file onto the Analyser home page (or tap to pick one). It is identified entirely in your browser - nothing is uploaded, there is no account, and it works offline once installed.