What is the difference between .dmg and .xz?
- Extension
- .dmg
- .xz
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Disk Image
- Compressed
- Developer
- Apple
- Tukaani
- Description
- It is a raw format image file that is developed in MacOS. The mountable disk image data is compressed or encrypted at times and is mainly used for installing Mac application that has been downloaded online.
- Commonly used for Linux software distribution, XZ files are archive files compressed with XZ compression algorithm. It may hold one or more compressed files.
- MIME Type
- application/x-apple-diskimage
- application/x-xz
- Wikipedia
- .dmg on Wikipedia
- .xz on Wikipedia