FilePDQ

How to open a ZIP file without software

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Quick answer

Drop the ZIP into Open ZIP file and select Unzip. You can then download the files inside, one by one or all at once.

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Step by step

  1. Open the Open ZIP file tool.
  2. Drop the ZIP in. You’ll see how many files it holds and how big they are once unpacked.
  3. Select Unzip.
  4. Download the files you need, or all of them.

Tips

  • Windows and Mac can open ZIPs too: on Windows, right-click the file and choose Extract All; on a Mac, double-click it.
  • Opening a ZIP is safe. Running a program you found inside one is not, unless you trust the sender.
  • RAR and 7z files are different formats and can’t be opened here.

If something goes wrong

It says the ZIP is damaged or incomplete.

The download probably stopped early. Download it again. If one file inside is damaged, the others are still saved.

It says the file is password-protected.

Password-protected ZIPs aren’t supported yet. Open it with the software it came with, or ask the sender for an unprotected copy.