File Types

The native file formats of Maxon ZBrush, a digital sculpting application. .zpr stores full project files; .ztl stores individual ZTools (3D objects). Standard in character modeling for games and film.

A widely used archive file format that supports lossless data compression. Created by Phil Katz in 1989, it is natively supported by all major operating systems.

A fast lossless compression algorithm developed by Facebook/Meta. It targets real-time compression scenarios with compression ratios similar to zlib but with much faster speeds.

GL Transmission Format: an open standard for 3D scenes and models by the Khronos Group. Often called the "JPEG of 3D," optimized for efficient transmission and loading.

The modern Python project configuration file (PEP 518/621) replacing setup.py. Defines build system, dependencies, and tool settings in a single TOML file.

A plain-text markup language used in Python documentation (Sphinx). More feature-rich than Markdown with support for cross-referencing, directives, and roles.

A plain text file placed at the root of a website that instructs web crawlers which pages or sections should or should not be crawled. Follows the Robots Exclusion Protocol standard.

TypeScript configuration file specifying compiler options, file inclusions, and project references for the TypeScript compiler (tsc).