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Extract ZIP Online

Extract ZIP online opens a .zip in this browser, lists every path, and saves one file or a fresh ZIP of the contents.

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What this tool does

Extract a ZIP file online in your browser. See every file, preview text and pictures, and download one file or the whole set. The ZIP is not uploaded.

How to use it

  1. Drop a .zip file on the box, or choose it from your phone or computer. The limit is 100 MB.

  2. Read the list of paths, sizes and folders. The first twelve rows show first. Show all adds the rest on the page.

  3. Press Preview on a note or a picture, or Download on the one file you need.

  4. Press Download all as ZIP if you want every file packed again. A password field appears when the ZIP is encrypted.

Common uses

People search for extract zip online because a download arrived as a ZIP and the phone has no obvious unzip button. A bank statement bundle, a set of exam hall tickets, a wedding photo folder, or a freelancer sending a pack of JPGs all look the same from the outside: one file, and no way to see which page is inside. This page opens that ZIP locally and shows the tree before you save anything. You can pull a single PDF out and leave the rest.

The same screen also opens RAR, 7z, TAR and GZ, which helps when a sender picked a format your phone does not name. If you came here for a ZIP, you can still drop the file you actually received. The heading on this page is about ZIP because that is the search, and the tool behind it is the archive opener. A link back to the RAR page is under the guide if that was the file you meant.

ZIP files from a form or a government portal are often a handful of scans with strict names. Listing the path next to the size lets you check that page1.jpg and page2.jpg are both there before you forward them. Text previews cover a readme, a CSV of marks, or a JSON config. Image previews cover the usual photo types. An SVG is drawn only after it is checked for scripts, so a drawing can be glanced at without running anything that was tucked into the markup.

Download all as ZIP is useful when you want a clean pack to send on, or when the original used a compression your other app dislikes. The new ZIP stores the files without compressing them again, so photos and PDFs that were already small stay as they are. The page will not build that ZIP if the unpacked total would pass 500 MB, if the file count would pass 5,000, or if any one file would pass 200 MB. Those stops are printed in plain language so you can split the archive on a computer instead of watching the tab freeze.

Private, and the limits

The ZIP never leaves the device. There is no upload progress bar because there is no upload. The unpacker is libarchive compiled to WebAssembly, loaded from this website as a worker, and it only sees the file you dropped. Ads and a visit counter may load on the page, the same as the rest of the site, but they do not receive filenames, file bytes, or the text you preview.

Encrypted ZIPs ask for the password in a field on the card. That password is used by the reader in the tab and is dropped when you leave. If it is wrong you can type it again. Office documents such as DOCX and XLSX are ZIP containers too, and this page refuses them on purpose so it does not pretend to be a Word or Excel viewer. Rename tricks are checked against the ZIP signature at the start of the file.

Official sources

Last checked 2026-10-13.

FAQ

Will you store my ZIP after I extract it?
No. The file stays in your browser tab. Close the tab and the working copy is discarded.
Can I extract one file instead of the whole ZIP?
Yes. Use Download on that row. Download all as ZIP is only for when you want every file.
Does extract ZIP online work on a phone?
Yes. The page is built for a narrow screen as well as a laptop. Drop the ZIP, read the list, and save the file you need.
What about a password on the ZIP?
If the ZIP is encrypted, a password field is shown. Enter the password you were given and download again.
Why can't I open a Word or Excel file here?
Those files are not archives you extract by hand. The page accepts ZIP, RAR, 7z, TAR and GZ only.
Is extracting a ZIP free?
Yes. There is no account, no daily cap on this tool, and no watermark on the files you save.

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