The tool lets you peek inside ZIP, 7Z, RAR, and TAR archives without unpacking them on your device. You'll see a complete list of files and folders with their original names, sizes, and modification dates. For many common file types inside the archive, a safe preview is available: you can read a document's text or see an image thumbnail right in your browser.
When this is useful
You received a `documents.zip` archive via email from an unknown sender. Before risking unpacking it, you upload the archive to the service and see it contains only `.docx` and `.pdf` files, not executable `.exe` files, which eases your concerns. In another case, you urgently need to find a price list inside a large `project.rar` archive with a hundred files. You upload it and, by browsing text previews, quickly locate the needed document without waiting for a full extraction.
Step-by-step instructions
- Drag and drop the archive file into the upload area or select it via the file explorer.
- Wait for the server-side processing to finish, after which a tree view of the contents will be displayed.
- Click on any file in the list to expand a panel with its information.
- If a preview is available for the format, you will see its text or image on the same page.
How to verify the result
If you see an error message instead of a file list, the archive may be corrupted or password-protected, which the tool cannot bypass. Verify that the displayed number of files and their names match expectations if the sender provided a description. Remember that the preview shows content without executing macros and scripts, so a document may look different than when opened in its native program.
Important limitations
The tool does not scan files inside the archive for viruses; it only provides access to their content for viewing. Nested archives may not be supported or may require a separate upload. The free upload limit for a single file is 20 MiB, so larger archives will require the Plus plan. Viewing password-protected archives is impossible without entering the password, unless such a feature is explicitly provided.