Online archive extractor

How to extract an archive online

1. Click Browse or drop the archive on the box above.
2. The archive is opened on your device. You see every file and folder inside, with its size.
3. Download everything as one ZIP, tick the files you need, or download a single file. Pictures, text files, audio and video can be previewed first.

If the archive contains only one file, it is downloaded right away.

Supported formats

• ZIP, including password-protected ZIPs, and ZIPX.
• RAR (RAR4 and RAR5) and 7Z.
• TAR and compressed tarballs: TAR.GZ / TGZ, TAR.BZ2, TAR.XZ.
• Single GZ files such as .csv.gz or .sql.gz.
• Archives that are ZIP files inside: JAR, WAR, APK, plus Microsoft CAB files.

Is it safe? Your files stay on your device

Most online extractors upload your archive to a server. This one does not: the extraction runs in your browser with libarchive, the same open-source library used by many operating systems, compiled to WebAssembly. Your files and passwords never leave your computer or phone.

Password-protected archives

When a ZIP file is encrypted, the page asks for the password and decrypts the files locally. Encrypted RAR and 7z archives cannot be opened in a browser; the page tells you when that happens, and you need WinRAR, 7-Zip, Keka or The Unarchiver.

On iPhone, iPad and Android

Open this page in Safari or Chrome, tap Browse and pick the archive from Files or Downloads. Extracted files are saved to your Downloads (on iPhone: Files › Downloads). This is the easiest way to open RAR and 7z files on a phone, which cannot open them on their own.

When an archive will not open

• Damaged or incomplete download. If the download was interrupted, the end of the archive is missing. Download it again and compare the size with the original.
• Split archives (.part1.rar, .7z.001, .z01) need all their parts together. Use 7-Zip, WinRAR or The Unarchiver with every part in the same folder.
• Very large archives. A browser tab can only use a limited amount of memory. Archives of several gigabytes are better extracted with a desktop app, especially on a phone.
• Not really an archive. Files that were renamed, such as a .rar that is actually an .exe, cannot be extracted.

Do you need this page?

Windows, macOS, iOS and Android all open ZIP files on their own, and Windows 11 (version 23H2 and later) also opens RAR, 7z and TAR files in File Explorer. This page helps when the built-in tool cannot open the format, when you only need a few files from a big archive, on a computer where you cannot install software, and on phones and tablets.

Frequently asked questions

Is there a size limit?

There is no fixed limit, but the whole archive and its contents must fit in the memory your browser allows. Archives up to a few hundred megabytes work well on most computers.

Can I create archives here?

The page can repack the files you choose into a ZIP with Download all as ZIP. It does not create RAR or 7z archives.

Can I open several archives at once?

Open them one after the other: drop the next archive on the box when you are done with the first.