How to open a ZIP file online
A ZIP file packs many files into one. This ZIP extractor opens it in your browser so you can get the files out, with no software to install.
- Drag your .zip file onto the page, or click to choose it.
- Wait a moment while it is read and the files are extracted.
- See the list of files, with their folders and sizes.
- Download any single file with its download button, or save everything at once.
A bar shows progress while the file is read. Then you see how many files were extracted and their total size, so you know everything came out.
Files inside folders show their folder path under the name. This helps when a ZIP has several files with the same name in different folders, such as two copies of a form for different years.
Open a ZIP file on your phone
Phones often can't open ZIP files without an extra app. Open this page in your phone's browser, pick the ZIP from your downloads or WhatsApp documents, and save the files you need. This is handy when a teacher sends notes, a portal sends admit cards, or an office sends a set of forms as one ZIP.
When you press Download all files, the browser may ask once for permission to download several files. Allow it, and each file is saved.
Students often get past papers, notes and assignment templates as one ZIP. Job seekers get forms and instructions the same way, and offices send monthly reports zipped to keep emails small. In each case you can save just the files you need and skip the rest.
Save the whole ZIP into a folder
On computer browsers that support it, such as Chrome and Edge, the button says Save all to a folder. Choose a folder, and the files are written there with the folders inside the ZIP recreated. That keeps a project, a photo album or a set of documents in the same structure the sender made.
For safety, file names that try to escape the folder you chose are skipped.
Limits and common problems
- ZIP files up to 200 MB can be opened.
- In total, a ZIP can hold up to 5,000 files and 1 GB once unpacked.
- Password-protected ZIP files are not supported; only normal archives open.
- Only .zip files work. RAR and 7z files need another program.
- Hidden Mac system files, like the __MACOSX folder, are left out of the list.
- If it says the file is not a valid ZIP, the download may be incomplete. Download it again.
Unzip files without uploading them
Many online unzip sites upload your archive to their server first. Here the ZIP is opened inside your browser, on your device, and nothing is uploaded. That keeps private documents, photos and work files safe, and it is faster, because a large ZIP does not have to travel over the internet.
Be careful with ZIP files from people you do not know. Opening the ZIP here is safe, because nothing inside it is run. But do not open a program file, such as one ending in .exe, unless you trust the sender.