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What is the KMZ format?

KMZ — Google Earth KMZ (zipped KML)

KMZ is a zipped KML file: places, paths and shapes for Google Earth packed into one smaller file, sometimes with icons and images.

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About the KMZ format

A KMZ file is a ZIP archive whose main file is doc.kml; it can also carry the icons and pictures the map uses. Google Earth and Google My Maps export KMZ because it is smaller and stays in one piece.

Most GPS devices and apps cannot open KMZ. Convert.Online unpacks the KML inside and converts it to GPX, TCX, GeoJSON or CSV; going the other way, the KMZ it writes holds a single doc.kml.

Programs that open KMZ

  • Google Earth
  • Google My Maps
  • QGIS
  • ArcGIS
  • GPSBabel

What KMZ is used for

  • Maps exported from Google Earth
  • Routes shared from Google My Maps
  • Map data with icons

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