WGZ file format description

Many people share .wgz files without attaching instructions on how to use it. Yet it isn’t evident for everyone which program a .wgz file can be edited, converted or printed with. On this page, we try to provide assistance for handling .wgz files.

1 filename extension(s) found in our database.

.wgz - S60 Web Runtime Widget Package

The WGZ archive files are related to Nokia PC Suite. The WGZ file is a S60 Web Runtime Widget Package. It is the file extension used in S60 Web Runtime widget packages. The packaging format is zip.

Application:

Nokia PC Suite

Category:

Archive files

Mime-type:

application/octet-stream

Magic:

- / -

Aliases:

S60 Web Runtime Widget Package related extensions:

.cryptomite: CryptoMite Encrypted Archive
.psarc: Sony PlayStation 3 Game Archive
.vsa: SWV Virtual Solution Archive
.scz: SmartDraw Collection Package
.ztc: Vijeo Designer Exported Toolchest Folder
.psc: Navicat Compressed Backup File

Naturally, other applications may also use the .wgz file extension. Even harmful programs can create .wgz files. Be especially cautious with .wgz files coming from an unknown source!

Can't open a .wgz file?

When you double-click a file to open it, Windows examines the filename extension. If Windows recognizes the filename extension, it opens the file in the program that is associated with that filename extension. When Windows does not recognize a filename extension, you receive the following message:

Windows can't open this file:

example.wgz

To open this file, Windows needs to know what program you want to use to open it. Windows can go online to look it up automatically, or you can manually select one from a list of programs that are installed on your computer.

To avoid this error, you need to set the file association correctly.

Open Control Panel > Control Panel Home > Default Programs > Set Associations.
Select a file type in the list and click Change Program.

The .wgz file extension is often given incorrectly!

According to the searches on our site, these misspellings were the most common in the past year:

agz, dgz, gwz, gz, qgz, sgz, wbz, wfz, wg, wga, wgs, wgx, whz, wrz, wvz

Is it possible that the filename extension is misspelled?

Similar file extensions in our database:

.qgz: Quantum GIS Compressed Project
.gwz: Genigraphics Graphics Link Presentation
.sgz: SigzaLock Encrypted Data
.agz: AggFlow Aggregate Plant Flow Diagram
.wz: MapleStory WZ Package
.wfz: Amazfit Watch Face

Operating systems

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Windows XP/Vista, Windows 7/8/10, Windows 11, CentOS, Debian GNU/Linux, Ubuntu Linux, FreeBSD, macOS, Mac OS X, iOS, Android

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