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KMZ

Zipped Keyhole Markup Language

KMZ is simply a ZIP archive containing a KML document plus its icons and overlay images. Google Earth exports it by default because it keeps a map and its assets in one file.

Extension: .kmz
MIME type: application/vnd.google-earth.kmz

01 Convert KMZ to something else

KMZ to KML Extraction, not conversion — the document comes out unchanged.

03 Related formats

GPX
KML
GeoJSON

Opening a .kmz file

If you landed here because something handed you a .kmz file and nothing on your machine will open it, converting it to a format you already have a reader for is usually faster than installing new software. Every conversion above runs in this browser — the file is not uploaded, so it works on a locked-down work machine and on a file you are not allowed to send anywhere.