Convert WMZ files online for free
The converter easily converts your WMZ file to various formats - free and online. No Notepad or extra software needed.
The converter also works in reverse, so you can convert other Vector Image formats to WMZ with high quality output.
A .wmz file is primarily a Compressed Windows Metafile, which consists of a legacy WMF vector graphic encapsulated in a GZIP compressed container. Originally standardized for Microsoft Office applications to reduce storage space for clip art and diagrams, these files present significant compatibility hurdles in modern environments. Because they are essentially compressed archives, most standard image viewers and web browsers cannot display them directly; users often see an error or a blank icon unless they are on a Windows system with specific legacy libraries installed. Furthermore, the underlying 16-bit WMF format is outdated compared to modern vector standards.
To make these files usable, the best approach is conversion. For web use and maximum compatibility, converting .WMZ to PNG or JPG allows the image to be viewed on any device, including smartphones and Macs. If you need to preserve the scalable vector properties for editing in software like Adobe Illustrator, converting to SVG or PDF is the optimal choice. Note that .wmz can occasionally represent a Windows Media Player skin file; in this rare case, the file is a standard ZIP archive containing interface assets.
Use Convert.Guru to open and convert your WMZ file.
Users also converted WMX, WMP, WMS, SKIN, WMG, MSO, WMA, PDF, WMV, KMZ, WEBP, PNG and JPG files.
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 WMZ converter.