How to convert your LZMA file
- Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your LZMA file.
- You'll see a preview.
- Click the "Convert file to..." button to save your file in the format you want.
Convert LZMA to another file type
The converter easily converts your LZMA file to various formats - free and online. No WinRAR or extra software needed.
- LZMA to ZIP
- LZMA to RAR
- LZMA to 7Z
- LZMA to TAR
- LZMA to GZ
- LZMA to BZ2
- LZMA to XZ
- LZMA to CAB
- LZMA to ACE
- LZMA to ARJ
- LZMA to LHA
- LZMA to Z
Convert a file to LZMA
The converter also works in reverse, so you can convert other Compressed formats to LZMA with high quality output.
- XXE to LZMA
- 7Z to LZMA
- Z to LZMA
- PAK to LZMA
- LHA to LZMA
- DEB to LZMA
- UUE to LZMA
- TAR to LZMA
- LZH to LZMA
- ZIP to LZMA
- PKG to LZMA
- RAR to LZMA
About LZMA files
A .LZMA file represents a compressed data stream using the Lempel-Ziv-Markov chain Algorithm, a method renowned for its high compression ratios. Originally the default compression for the 7Z format developed by Igor Pavlov, standalone .LZMA files are often legacy archives or specific compressed streams found in Unix/Linux environments. While they offer superior space savings compared to standard ZIP or GZ files, they present significant friction for modern users: most operating systems (Windows, macOS) cannot open them natively, and the raw .LZMA format lacks the robust header data and magic bytes found in its successor, XZ, making file identification difficult if the extension is missing. Furthermore, simply decompressing the file often results in a single TAR archive (tarball) rather than individual files, requiring a second step to extract contents. For universal accessibility, we recommend converting .LZMA to ZIP for immediate access on any device, or to 7Z if you wish to maintain high compression within a modern container.
Convert.Guru analyzes your LZMA file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
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The LZMA Converter Story
The history of Convert.Guru began over 25 years ago in California with Tom Simondi’s file-format database. A former contributor to Space Shuttle development and a software pioneer of the 1980s, Simondi established a trusted resource for file type analysis that was even referenced by Microsoft Windows XP. Today, we use modern technology to process and convert thousands of file formats while continually improving our LZMA converter.