About Archives & More
Archives are the most common way to hand over a bundle of files, but the receiving end is never uniform: an office PC where you cannot install anything, a Mac that garbles Korean filenames, a Windows machine that turns every name into gibberish the moment the ZIP opens. The files are fine — opening them is the friction. This category exists to end that friction in the browser, with nothing to install.
Archives also tend to hold sensitive things whole — contracts, ID scans, settlement records. That makes "upload your archive here" sites a particularly uncomfortable ask. The tools here never transmit your file to a server; everything, including password checks, happens inside your browser.
Each format has its own quirks, and the tools absorb them for you. ZIP opens everywhere but carries a thirty-year-old filename-encoding problem; 7Z and RAR never garble names but need dedicated software. When the quirks get in the way, you can even convert between formats.
What people use it for
Opening archives on a locked-down PC
Got a 7z or rar on a work or school computer where you cannot install software? Drop it into the extractor — the listing appears immediately and you pull out only what you need.
Fixing garbled filenames
A name like "?ѱ?.txt" means the encoding is mismatched, not that the file is damaged. The tool reads the raw bytes, fixes the names automatically, and lets you pick Korean, Japanese, or Chinese manually if the guess is off.
Opening password-protected ZIPs
Enter the password and it is verified on the spot. Both ZipCrypto and AES encryption are supported, and the password never leaves your browser.
Repacking for someone who cannot open ZIP
Windows built-in extraction genuinely fails on ZIPs with non-Latin names. Use "Download all as" to repack into 7Z (or ZIP, TAR.GZ, and more) and it opens cleanly on the other side.
Which tool to pick
- To open and grab a few files Archive Extractor & 7Z Converter. The listing loads first, so even large archives open fast and you download only what you pick.
- To convert the whole archive The same tool, via "Download all as". 7Z is the default; ZIP, TAR.GZ, TAR.XZ, and TAR are available. Whatever you choose, filenames are stored as UTF-8 and arrive intact.
FAQ
Which formats can it read?
ZIP, plus 7Z, RAR, TAR, GZ, BZ2, XZ, ISO, and CAB. ZIP goes through a dedicated reader that handles filename encodings and passwords; the rest run through the proven libarchive engine, inside the browser.
The filenames look garbled.
ZIP does not record which character set filenames were written in, so receivers have to guess — the contents are unharmed. The tool detects the encoding automatically and lets you override it. The guide on this site explains the full mechanics.
Can it open an archive when I do not know the password?
No. It opens archives with a password you already have; it does not crack them.
What is the __MACOSX folder?
Mac-only bookkeeping data that macOS bundles into ZIPs it creates. It is useless anywhere else, so the tool hides it by default — along with .DS_Store and Thumbs.db.
How large can archives be?
Reading the listing is fast almost regardless of size. Extraction uses device memory, so with multi-gigabyte archives it is safer to pull out only the files you need.
Is my file uploaded?
No. Extraction, conversion, and password checks all happen inside your browser. Keep the Network tab of your developer tools open while using it and you will see no upload requests.
Archives & More is about removing the small frictions of passing files around. The extractor-converter is its first tool, and the category will grow with more tools that finish with nothing installed and nothing uploaded.
