rooot viewer

KMZ viewer

View KMZ files (.kmz) on a 3D map in your browser. A zipped KML — the same content compressed. No account, no install, no upload until you decide to convert or hand off to the rooot.it route planner.

Open the viewer → or jump straight to a conversion:

About KMZ

KMZ is a ZIP archive that wraps a KML document plus any referenced icons or overlays. It is the format Google Earth uses for sharing complete documents with imagery in a single file.

Typical producers: Google Earth, Google My Maps.
Typical consumers: Google Earth, Google Maps.

How to view a KMZ file

  1. Open the viewer.
  2. Drag your KMZ file (.kmz) onto the page, or click the + in the Places panel.
  3. The file renders on a 3D MapLibre globe. Use the right-hand panel to toggle background layers (borders, labels, roads, buildings, transportation, places, terrain).
  4. Click features for details, or use the bottom toolbar to convert to another format.

Convert KMZ to other formats

KMZ viewer FAQ

How do I view a KMZ file in the browser?

Drop the .kmz on rooot viewer. The inner .kml is extracted and rendered automatically.

Does this open KMZ files exported from Google Earth?

Yes — any KMZ with a top-level .kml inside the archive works.

Can I extract a KMZ to KML or convert to GPX?

Yes. Drop the KMZ, then use the Convert dropdown or the dedicated converter pages to download as KML, GPX, GeoJSON, Shapefile, GeoPackage, or CSV.

Is rooot viewer free?

Yes. No account required. There are no per-conversion or per-view charges.

Does rooot viewer upload my files?

Files are parsed server-side for rendering but are not persisted unless you click Convert or Open in roooute. Persisted files are deleted within 24 hours.

Privacy

Files dropped on the main viewer are parsed server-side for rendering but are not persisted. Persistence happens only when you click Convert or Open in roooute; persisted files are deleted within 24 hours. Direct conversions through the per-format converter pages do not persist anything at all.