Filestar*
Download

Convert Zipped ESRI Shapefile / Geodatabase to xz

  1. Download and install the latest version of Filestar.

  2. Right click on one or more Zip file(s) on your desktop and select Convert with Filestar.

  3. Type convert to xz in the search box.

  4. Press Convert.

  5. Or let an AI agent do it: filestarcli -i file.zip -c "convert to xz" (how).

Let your AI agent convert Zipped ESRI Shapefile / Geodatabase to XZ

Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and other agents can do this on your computer with Filestar. Your files stay on your machine.

Install Filestar and add it to your agents:

npm install -g filestar
filestarcli agent install

Or add it in one click:

Claude Code:

claude mcp add filestar -- npx -y [email protected] mcp

Then ask your agent:

“Convert the Zipped ESRI Shapefile / Geodatabase files in my Downloads folder to XZ”

Or run it yourself:

filestarcli -i file.zip -c "convert to xz"

Runs on your computer, so your files stay on it. Works on Windows, macOS and Linux. 50 free conversions with the npm install, no account needed.

Can my AI agent convert Zipped ESRI Shapefile / Geodatabase to XZ?

Yes. Install the Filestar CLI with npm install -g filestar and your agent can run filestarcli -i file.zip -c "convert to xz" on your computer, so your files stay on it.

Using Filestar With AI Agents → · Download SKILL.md

What is the difference between Zipped ESRI Shapefile / Geodatabase and .xz?

Name
Zipped ESRI Shapefile / Geodatabase
XZ Compressed Archive
Extension
.zip
.xz
Format
Binary
Binary
Category
GIS
Compressed
Developer
ESRI
Tukaani
Description
A ZIP file holding an Esri shapefile (.shp, .shx, .dbf and companions) or a file geodatabase folder, the usual way GIS vector data is downloaded and shared.
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/zip
application/x-xz
Wikipedia
.zip on Wikipedia
.xz on Wikipedia

Convert Zipped ESRI Shapefile / Geodatabase To Xz Today

Get started within minutes

Download