# Understanding Different Fritzing File Types

**URL:** <https://forum.fritzing.org/t/understanding-different-fritzing-file-types/27934>\
**Category:** Tutorials - Guides - How to's - & Experiences.\
**Created:** [April 3, 2025, 2:48pm UTC](https://forum.fritzing.org/t/understanding-different-fritzing-file-types/27934 "2025-04-03T14:48:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![RAPTOR7762](https://forum.fritzing.org/user_avatar/forum.fritzing.org/raptor7762/32/22620_2.png) [@RAPTOR7762](https://forum.fritzing.org/u/RAPTOR7762)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2025, 2:48pm UTC](https://forum.fritzing.org/t/understanding-different-fritzing-file-types/27934/1 "2025-04-03T14:48:07Z")

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This topic is about different Fritzing file types

## .fzpz

* * *

A zip file and a Fritzing part file type

Contains

> **.fzp**
>
> An XML file that stores the Metadata of the part
> 
> 1. Date
> 2. Author
> 3. Version no.
> 4. Properties
> 5. Tags
> 6. URL
> 7. Connectors
> 
> It is basically the backbone of the .fzpz file
> 
> Example:
> 
> ```auto
> <?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8' standalone='no'?>
> <module moduleId="..." referenceFile="..." fritzingVersion="...">
> <version>...</version>
> <author>...</author>
> <title>...</title>
> <label>...</label>
> <date>Mon/Tue/Wed/Thu/Fri/Sat/Sun MM DD YYYY</date>
> <tags>
> <tag>...</tag>
> ...
> </tags>
> <properties>
> <property name="variant">variant 1</property>
> <property name="family">...</property>
> <property name="part number"/>
> ...
> </properties>
> <description>...</description>
> <views>
> <iconView>
> <layers image="svg.icon.[...].svg">
> <layer layerId="icon"/>
> </layers>
> </iconView>
> <breadboardView>
> <layers image="svg.breadboard.[...].svg">
> <layer layerId="breadboard"/>
> </layers>
> </breadboardView>
> <schematicView>
> <layers image="svg.schematic.[...].svg">
> <layer layerId="schematic"/>
> </layers>
> </schematicView>
> <pcbView>
> <layers image="svg.pcb.[...].svg">
> <layer layerId="silkscreen"/>
> ...
> <layer layerId="copper1"/>
> </layers>
> </pcbView>
> </views>
> <connectors>
> <connector id="connector0" type="..." name="...">
> <description>LED Cathode</description>
> <views>
> <breadboardView>
> <p svgId="connector0pin" layer="breadboard"/>
> </breadboardView>
> <schematicView>
> <p svgId="connector0pin" layer="schematic" terminalId="connector0terminal"/>
> </schematicView>
> <pcbView>
> <p svgId="connector0pin" layer="copper0"/>
> <p svgId="connector0pin" layer="copper1"/>
> </pcbView>
> </views>
> ...
> </connectors>
> <url>...</url>
> </module>
> 
> ```

> **.svg - breadboard, schematic (, icon, PCB)**
>
> Part Graphics

## .fzz

* * *

A zip file and a Fritzing Sketch File

Contains

> **.fz**
>
> An XML file that contains sketch info (position of parts and traces throughout the 3 views, namely breadboard, schematic and PCB)
> 
> It is basically the backbone of the .fzz file.
> 
> > ### ⚠⚠⚠ WARNING! HEADS UP! ⚠⚠⚠
> > 
> > A .fz **IS NOT** a sketch file. You can’ **t** open a .fz file with Fritzing. Don’t get .fzz and .fz files mixed up!

> **.fzp**
>
> See ## .fzpz

> **.svg - breadboard, schematic (, icon, PCB)**
>
> See ## .fzpz

## .fzbz

* * *

A zip file and a Fritzing Bin (library) file

Contains

> **.fzb**
>
> An XML that contains bin info (part icons, position of icons, order of icons, bin icon, and organisation of bin, e.g. separators)
> 
> > ### ⚠⚠⚠ WARNING! HEADS UP! ⚠⚠⚠
> > 
> > A .fzb **IS NOT** a bin file. You can’ **t** open a .fzb file with Fritzing. Don’t get .fzbz and .fzb files mixed up!

> **.fzp**
>
> See ## .fzpz

> **.svg- breadboard, schematic (, icon, PCB)**
>
> See ## .fzpz

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**Author:** ![Thunderace7](https://forum.fritzing.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/e99b99/32.png) [@Thunderace7](https://forum.fritzing.org/u/Thunderace7)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2025, 11:07am UTC](https://forum.fritzing.org/t/understanding-different-fritzing-file-types/27934/2 "2025-04-11T11:07:47Z")

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That is good, but what is a .fz, .fzb and .fzp?

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**Author:** ![RAPTOR7762](https://forum.fritzing.org/user_avatar/forum.fritzing.org/raptor7762/32/22620_2.png) [@RAPTOR7762](https://forum.fritzing.org/u/RAPTOR7762)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2025, 11:13am UTC](https://forum.fritzing.org/t/understanding-different-fritzing-file-types/27934/3 "2025-04-11T11:13:57Z")

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Click on the drawer 🙂

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**Author:** ![Thunderace7](https://forum.fritzing.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/e99b99/32.png) [@Thunderace7](https://forum.fritzing.org/u/Thunderace7)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2025, 12:28pm UTC](https://forum.fritzing.org/t/understanding-different-fritzing-file-types/27934/4 "2025-04-11T12:28:06Z")

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Ah, Yes. I hadn’t seen that!  
Thank you, very useful.