CZI Converter
Convert CZI files online for free
Drop or upload your .CZI file
How to convert your CZI file
- Click Select File above, and choose your CZI file.
- You'll see a preview.
- Click the "Convert file to..." button to save your file in the format you want.
Convert CZI to another file type
The converter easily converts your CZI file to various formats—free and online. No Photoshop or extra software needed.
- CZI to JPG
- CZI to TIFF
- CZI to PNG
- CZI to SVS
- CZI to LSM
- CZI to AVI
- CZI to PDF
- CZI to GIF
- CZI to BMP
- CZI to TIF
- CZI to WEBP
- CZI to ICO
Convert a file to CZI
The converter also works in reverse, allowing you to convert your file into the CZI file type—in the best quality.
- RAW to CZI
- PNG to CZI
- AI to CZI
- NEF to CZI
- PSB to CZI
- DNG to CZI
- SVG to CZI
- GIF to CZI
- EPS to CZI
- JPG to CZI
- ARW to CZI
- PDF to CZI
About CZI files
CZI (Zeiss Image) is a proprietary file format developed by Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH for storing digital images. It is used to store images captured by a microscope, including brightfield, darkfield, phase contrast, and fluorescence images. CZI files are not widely supported by image viewers and editors, and can be difficult to convert to other formats.
The most common file extensions associated with CZI files are .czi, .czif, and .czx. The CZI file format is based on the TIFF 6.0 format, so it can be converted to other formats using software that supports TIFF, such as IrfanView, XnView, and Adobe Photoshop. It can also be converted to other formats such as JPEG, PNG, and BMP using LibTIFF, an open-source library for reading and writing TIFF files.
When converting CZI files, it is important to consider the resolution of the image, as well as the size of the file. CZI files can be quite large, so it is important to make sure that the file size does not become too large when converting to other formats. Additionally, some image viewers and editors may not support the full range of features available in CZI files, so it is important to check the capabilities of the software before converting.
Although CZI files can be difficult to convert, there are some drawbacks to using them. CZI files are proprietary, so they are not supported by many image viewers and editors. Additionally, they are not as widely used as other image formats, so it can be difficult to find software that supports them. For these reasons, it is often better to use a free and easy online website such as Convert.Guru to convert CZI files.
The CZI Converter Story
The history of Convert.Guru began more than 25 years ago in California, when Tom Simondi published the most comprehensive database of file formats on his website. Before that, Tom had worked on Space Shuttle development at the Air Force Systems Command’s Space Division in Los Angeles. He is known as one of the top programmers of the late 1980s.
When Microsoft integrated Tom’s Filext database into Windows XP, it became the leading platform for analyzing and processing file types and formats.
Today, we use the latest technologies to analyze, process, and convert one of the world's largest collections of file formats. We are committed to developing the best CZI converter by continuously improving quality, usability, and reliability.