How to unzip a file online
- Choose your ZIP file or drop it on the box above.
- The files inside are listed with their folders and sizes.
- Select Download next to each file you need. Type part of a name in Filter to find a file quickly in a big archive.
When this is useful
- Phones and tablets where the Files app can’t open a particular ZIP, or you just need one file from it.
- Chromebooks and locked-down work computers where you can’t install extraction software.
- One file from a big archive, such as a single document from a ZIP of a whole project, without unpacking everything.
- Checking what’s inside an attachment or download before saving it all.
Unzipping without any website
Most systems can open ZIP files on their own:
| System | How |
|---|---|
| Windows | Double-click the ZIP to browse it, or right-click it and choose Extract All |
| Mac | Double-click the ZIP; the files are extracted next to it |
| iPhone and iPad | Tap the ZIP in the Files app to extract it |
| Android | Open the ZIP in the Files app and choose Extract |
This tool is the quick option when those don’t work, or when you’re on a device you don’t control.
What it can and can’t open
- Opens: standard ZIP files, with files in subfolders and names in any language.
- Tells you clearly: when a ZIP is password-protected, damaged, incomplete or uses an unusual compression method, so you aren’t left with broken files.
- Doesn’t open: RAR, 7Z, TAR and other archive formats.
Privacy
The archive is read and unpacked with fflate, an open-source ZIP library, entirely inside your browser. No part of the ZIP or its contents is uploaded.
Questions
Is my ZIP uploaded anywhere?
No. The ZIP is opened by your browser on your own device, and each file is saved straight from there. That matters for ZIPs of documents, photos or work files, which are often private.
Can it open password-protected ZIP files?
Not yet. The tool recognises password-protected ZIPs and tells you, rather than producing broken files. Use 7-Zip, WinRAR or your computer's built-in extractor with the password.
Does it open RAR, 7Z or TAR files?
No, this tool opens ZIP archives only. Those formats use different compression and need a different extractor.
How large a ZIP can I open?
ZIPs of several hundred megabytes open fine on a computer. The whole archive is unpacked in your browser's memory, so very large ZIPs, or big ones on a phone, may be too much for the device.
Last reviewed 14 November 2026