Basic information about ZIM file
There are 1 file types using the ZIM file extension in our database. In the further part of this page, you will find detail information about all the ZIM file with their brief description and a list of programs that support ZIM file sorted by operating systems. The table below provides useful information about the ZIM file extension. It answers questions such as:
- What is the ZIM file?
- How to open a ZIM file?
- What programs do I need to open a ZIM file?
- What programs help to create and edit a ZIM file?
- How to convert ZIM files to another file format?
- How to convert another files to ZIM file format?
1.Detail information about ZIM file extension: OpenZIM Wiki Archive
File type | OpenZIM Wiki Archive | Category | Data Files |
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Developer | The OpenZIM Project | File format | Binary |
Description | ZIM file is a OpenZIM Wiki Archive developed by The OpenZIM Project. Archive created in the OpenZIM format, a standard file format for storing Wiki content offline; organizes articles, references, and other Wiki information in a compact format; supported by readers such as Kiwix and ZIMReader. | ||
Software programs that will open, edit or convert ZIM files | |||
Windows |
Kiwix |
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macOS |
Kiwix |
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Linux |
Kiwix ZIMReader ZIMLib |
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Android |
Kiwix |
Can't open a ZIM file?
”Can't open this file: example.ZIM”。
To open this file, you install one of the applications from the list of software programs that you found here, you should be able to open, edit or convert the file with the ZIM extension without any issue.
Where I can download the application that support ZIM file?
How to change file associations?
- Right-click a file with the extension whose association you want to change, and then click "Open With".
- In the "Open With" dialog box, click the program whith which you want the file to open, or click "Browse" to locate the program that you want.
- Select the ”Always use the selected program to open this kind of file” check box.
Can I change the extension of ZIM files?
What else may cause problems width open a ZIM file?
- Whether the ZIM file is damaged.
- Whether the ZIM file is incorrectly linked in the registry entries.
- Whether the ZIM file extension has been accidentally removed from the Windows registry.
- Whether the installation of an application that supports the ZIM file format is incompletely.
- Whether the ZIM file is infected.
- Whether the drivers of the equipment used for opening a ZIM file are up to date.
- Whether your computer has enough hardware resources to open a ZIM file.
If the ZIM file still not working with your software after eliminating the above shortcomings? That means that the problem is more complex and requires the help of a specialist.