How to use
- Drop your file(s) into the box above — or click it to browse.
- Conversion starts immediately — no settings needed.
- Click Download on each finished file — or Download all (.zip) for a batch. Nothing was uploaded at any point.
Why a browser unzipper exists at all
Two situations: a device without an unzip tool at hand (locked-down work machines, tablets, someone else's computer) — and the more interesting one, archives you don't fully trust. Extracting in the browser sandbox lets you inspect names and pull out single files without handing the archive to a website's server or running desktop software against it. The reader is our own implementation: central directory parsing, deflate-raw decompression through the browser's native engine, and a CRC-32 check on every file.
The Korean file-name problem deserves its own mention: ZIP predates Unicode, and Korean Windows tools still write names in EUC-KR without the UTF-8 flag. Tools that assume UTF-8 (macOS Archive Utility included) show Æ÷Æ®Æúž where 포트폴리오.pdf should be. This reader tries UTF-8 strictly, then EUC-KR, then Latin — so both modern and legacy archives come out readable.
| Property | Behavior |
|---|---|
| Formats | .zip — stored (0) and deflate (8) entries |
| Integrity | CRC-32 verified per file |
| Names | UTF-8 flag honored; fallback UTF-8 → EUC-KR → Latin |
| Encrypted / ZIP64 | Rejected with a clear message |
| Limit | 200 MB per archive |
Honest limits
- Password-protected ZIPs are rejected — encryption support (and password cracking) is deliberately out of scope.
- ZIP64 (4 GB+/65k+ entries) not yet — the practical browser limit is the 200 MB cap anyway.
- Other archive formats — RAR and 7z use different (and for RAR, proprietary) formats; this tool is ZIP only.