StuffIt X

File Format
Name	StuffIt X
Ontology	Electronic File Formats Archiving StuffIt X
Extension(s)	.sitx
MIME Type(s)	application/x-stuffitx, application/x-sitx
PRONOM	fmt/399
Released	2002

StuffIt X is a newer format released by the makers of StuffIt. While the earlier StuffIt format and program were Mac-specific, StuffIt X has cross-platform features (for instance, storing file attributes from Windows and Unix directories) and is supported in software released for both Mac and Windows platforms. Like its predecessor, the StuffIt X format is proprietary.

Related formats

• StuffIt
• StuffIt Image Format

Identification

Known files begin with "StuffIt!". According to The Unarchiver source code, they can also begin with "StuffIt?".

Compare to StuffIt#Identification.

Software

• Official site with downloads/purchases
• The Unarchiver

Sample files

• dexvert samples — archive/stuffitX

Other links

• Wikipedia article