Every major archive format
ZIP, 7z, RAR and TAR containers; gz, bz2, xz, zst, lz4 and br streams; tar.gz-style compounds; and multi-volume 7z, RAR and spanned ZIP sets.
A tiny, premium Windows extractor app, inspired by macOS.
Files & Data · Windows
What's inside
ZIP, 7z, RAR and TAR containers; gz, bz2, xz, zst, lz4 and br streams; tar.gz-style compounds; and multi-volume 7z, RAR and spanned ZIP sets.
Files land in a sensibly named folder next to the archive instead of scattering across Downloads.
Encrypted ZIP, header-encrypted 7z and RAR/RAR5 all prompt for a password — including split archives.
When extraction finishes, Explorer opens with the new files already selected, so the next step is obvious.
Statically linked with no VC++ redistributable and no installer prerequisites. Nothing to set up before it works.
Getting started
Grab the latest build from Releases and keep the executable somewhere permanent, like C:\Tools.
Point the archive extensions at ArchiveExtractor.exe once in Windows Settings → Default apps. Building from source? The repo tooling can register the associations for you.
ZIP, 7z, RAR, TAR, gz — double-click and it extracts itself. Enter a password if the archive asks for one.
Format support
| Group | Formats |
|---|---|
| Containers | .zip · .7z · .rar · .tar |
| Single streams | .gz · .bz2 · .xz · .zst · .lz4 · .br |
| Compound (tar) | .tar.gz · .tar.bz2 · .tar.xz · .tar.zst · .tar.lz4 and their short aliases |
| Multi-volume | 7z split (.7z.001…), RAR (.partN.rar, .rNN), spanned ZIP (.z01…) |
Under the hood
Quickly and easily extract nearly any archive.
Archive Extractor FAQ
ZIP, 7z, RAR and TAR containers; gz, bz2, xz, zst, lz4 and br streams; tar.gz-style compounds; and multi-volume 7z, RAR and spanned ZIP sets.
Yes. It is free to download and use, the full source is published on GitHub, and releases bundle no ads, no toolbars and no third-party installers.
Completely. Extraction uses bundled libraries, and the app makes no network requests.
By design, no. Files are placed in a sensibly named folder next to the archive, and you can move or rename it like any other folder.
Encrypted ZIP, 7z (including header-encrypted archives) and RAR/RAR5. Multi-volume sets that are encrypted also prompt.
No. It is a single statically linked executable with no VC++ redistributable and no installer prerequisites, so you can keep it anywhere on disk.
No. Associations are a one-time setup step you perform, either in Windows Settings or with the repository’s build tooling for a local build. Nothing changes silently.
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