Archive Viewer - Open Any Archive Online

Open ZIP, RAR, 7Z, TAR, GZ, ISO, CAB and 10 more archive types in your browser - browse, preview and extract files with nothing to install. Every archive gets a safety report, so you know what you are opening. Prefer a dedicated tool? Try the ZIP, RAR or 7Z File Viewer.

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The locked 7Z hides even its file names - the password is convertico.

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How to open an archive online

  1. Open your archive. Drop a ZIP, RAR, 7Z, TAR, ISO, CAB or other archive anywhere on the page, or try a sample. The format is detected from the content, not the file name.
  2. Browse and search. Walk through the folder tree, sort by size or date, search with wildcards such as *.jpg, or switch to the gallery to see every image.
  3. Preview and check. Click a file to preview it. The Archive info tab shows the format, compression, creator and a safety report.
  4. Extract what you need. Download single files, tick several and get them as one ZIP, or extract everything - straight into a folder in Chrome and Edge.

Keyboard shortcuts

  • Search file namesCtrl + F
  • Move through the list↑ ↓ Home End
  • Open folder or previewEnter
  • Up one folderBackspace
  • Select / unselectSpace
  • Previous / next preview← →
  • Open another archiveCtrl + O
  • Close the previewEsc

Archive viewer features

15+ formats, one page

ZIP, RAR, 7Z, TAR and its compressed cousins (gzip, bzip2, xz, Zstandard), ISO disc images, Windows CAB, macOS XAR, Linux DEB and RPM packages and more.

Knows what it really is

A RAR renamed to .zip or a Word file sent as an archive? The viewer reads the first bytes and says what it is.

Preview without extracting

Images, text and code, PDFs, audio, video and fonts open in a click. Nested archives open in place.

Safety report

Flags zip slip paths, .pdf.exe names, hidden right-to-left tricks, links pointing outside and zip bombs.

Image gallery

See every picture in an archive as thumbnails - handy for photo dumps and comic book CBZ files.

Extract your way

Single files, a selection or everything, as a fresh ZIP or straight into a folder on your disk.

Split archives

Select all the parts of a split ZIP or 7Z (.z01, .001 ...) together and they are joined in the right order.

100% private

Archives are read by your browser with WebAssembly. Nothing is uploaded.

Supported archive formats

The viewer looks at the first bytes of a file, not its name, to decide what it is.

That way a RAR renamed to .zip, or an archive with no extension at all, still opens.

FormatExtensionsWhat works
ZIP.zip, .zipx, .jar, .apk, .cbz, .epubEverything, including passwords, ZIP64, split ZIPs and integrity test - see the ZIP File Viewer.
RAR.rar, .cbrRAR4 and RAR5, solid archives. Encrypted RARs and multi-part sets need WinRAR - see the RAR File Viewer.
7-Zip.7z, .cb7LZMA, LZMA2, PPMd and BZip2, solid archives, split .7z.001 sets and AES-256 passwords, even with encrypted names - see the 7Z File Viewer.
TAR family.tar, .tar.gz, .tgz, .tar.bz2, .tar.xz, .tar.zst, .tar.lzPermissions, owners and links shown - see the TAR File Viewer.
GZ, BZ2, XZ, ZST.gz, .bz2, .xz, .zstTarballs open here, and single .gz and .zst files too. Single .bz2 and .xz files open in the BZ2 and XZ Opener, and the GZ Opener shows gzip extras.
ISO.isoISO 9660 and UDF with Joliet and Rock Ridge names, volume label and boot info, any size - see the ISO File Viewer.
CAB.cabMSZIP, LZX and Quantum cabinets from Windows updates and drivers - see the CAB File Viewer.
Packages.deb, .rpm, .xar, .pkg, .cpioLinux and macOS software packages - browse what they install.
LHA / LZH.lzh, .lhaClassic Japanese and Amiga archives.

Not supported in the browser yet: Apple disk images (.dmg), Windows images (.wim) and rewritable-disc UDF images. The viewer tells you when it meets one.

Opening an archive from someone you don't know

Archives are the classic way to slip malware past email filters.

Before you extract anything, glance at the safety report in the Archive info tab.

  • Disguised names - invoice.pdf.exe or a hidden right-to-left character that turns exe into what looks like pdf.
  • Zip slip - paths with ../ or absolute paths that write outside the folder you extract into.
  • Links pointing outside - symlinks in TAR files that lead to system folders.
  • Zip bombs - tiny archives that unpack to gigabytes.
  • Programs and scripts - .exe, .scr, .js, .vbs and friends, listed so you can spot the unexpected.

Opening and previewing here is safe - nothing inside runs, and extracted paths are cleaned. For programs, still run your antivirus before double-clicking.

Split and multi-part archives

Big archives are often cut into parts to fit email or old upload limits.

How you open them depends on how they were split.

  • .zip.001, .7z.001, .001 ... - plain splits. Select all the parts at once and they are joined in order.
  • .z01, .z02 ... + .zip - a spanned ZIP. Select every part including the final .zip.
  • .part1.rar, .r00 - RAR volumes. These can't be joined in the browser; WinRAR or 7-Zip open them, and part 1 alone still shows what is inside.

Want to make archives instead? The Archive Creator builds ZIP, TAR and TAR.GZ files in your browser. For icons and images to put in them, start with Image to ICO or the 4K Image Upscaler, and browse all file viewers for other formats.

Frequently Asked Questions

ZIP and ZIPX, RAR and RAR5, 7Z, TAR with or without gzip, bzip2, xz, Zstandard, lzip or compress, single GZ and ZST files, ISO and UDF disc images, Windows CAB, XAR and macOS PKG, CPIO, LHA and LZH, AR and DEB packages, RPM packages and self-extracting .exe archives.

DMG and WIM are not supported in the browser yet.

Yes. Drop the RAR here to browse it, preview files and extract them - RAR4 and RAR5 both work, solid archives included.

Encrypted RAR files and multi-part RAR sets need WinRAR or 7-Zip on a computer for now. The RAR File Viewer is made just for RARs.

Drop the .7z file onto this page. LZMA and LZMA2 archives, solid or not, open in your browser, and you can preview and extract any file.

Split 7Z files (.7z.001, .7z.002 ...) open when you select all the parts together. See also the 7Z File Viewer.

Yes for ZIP and 7Z. Password-protected ZIP files work with AES-256, AES-128 and ZipCrypto, and 7Z files with AES-256 - even when the file names are encrypted too.

Encrypted RAR files are not supported in the browser yet, so use WinRAR or 7-Zip for those. Your password never leaves the browser.

Opening an archive here is safe: it is read by your browser, nothing inside runs, and nothing is uploaded.

The safety report then tells you whether anything inside is suspicious - a program disguised as a PDF, paths that escape the folder or a zip bomb. It checks names and structure, so still scan programs with your antivirus before running them.

ZIP, TAR, TAR.GZ, TAR.ZST and ISO files have no practical limit - multi-gigabyte archives are read in place or streamed.

7Z, RAR, CAB and the other formats run in a WebAssembly engine that handles archives up to about 1.9 GB on most devices.

Yes. Download a single file with its download button, or tick files and folders and press Extract selected to get them as one ZIP with a short README inside.

In Chrome and Edge, Extract to folder writes the files straight to a folder you choose.

Many file types are ZIP archives inside - Word, Excel and PowerPoint files, EPUB e-books, Android APKs and Java JARs.

The viewer opens them and tells you what they are, with a link to the right reader such as the DOCX Viewer or EPUB Viewer.

Guides & Tutorials

All 14 guides
Guide How to Open ZIP, RAR, 7Z & TAR.GZ Files Online (Without Installing Anything) Read the guide Guide How to Tell What Format an Image File Is (5 Easy Ways) Read the guide Comparison PNG vs JPG: Which Image Format Should You Actually Use? Read the guide