How to Use ZArchiver to Compress and Uncompress Files on Android

Android does not always allow you to open all types of downloaded files, especially compressed files. If you often work with rar or 7z files, you will have to install additional support apps. Today, Quantrimang will introduce you to ZArchiver, an app that helps compress and decompress files extremely quickly on Android, with the ability to support almost all of the most popular compressed file formats today.

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Download ZArchiver

ZArchiver is a completely free tool with a clean interface and no ads. With ZArchiver, you can create archives like 7z, ZIP, XZ and GZ. It can unpack everything from RAR, 7Zip to DEB and ISO files.

Additionally, you can view the archive contents without actually extracting them and even edit the contents by adding or removing files. In addition to being a compression and decompression app, ZArchiver is also a great file manager for Android .

Compress files on Android with ZArchiver

Creating a zipped folder with ZArchiver is really easy. Once you have successfully downloaded and installed ZArchiver on your Android device, open the app and tap on the menu in the upper right corner of the screen. This menu will list all the settings options for creating a zipped folder in Android.

Click Create to choose whether to create a new folder or archive. Here, you can choose the exact compression format you want.

Like the PC apps, you can choose to set up a variety of advanced options for the archive you just created. Such as adding a password, choosing the compression level, and even splitting the file into multiple independent archives.

Once you've set your options and named your archive, choose where to save it. You can create a new folder and move all the files into it if needed. Tap the files to highlight them and tap the down arrow icon to start the archive creation process.

You can also press and hold any created folder to compress it. Choose whichever method is most convenient for you.

Unzip files using ZArchiver

Unzipping files on Android with ZArchiver is equally simple. First, open ZArchiver and find the file you want to unzip. For a compressed file, ZArchiver gives you a few different options.

• View: Preview the contents inside the compressed file without decompressing.
• Extract here: Extract the file here.
• Extract to .//: Extract the file to a specific location.
• Extract: Select the extraction location manually.

Supported file formats

Here is a list of all the compatible file types that you can compress, view, and decompress with ZArchiver. As you can see, there are many file formats that are not really common on Android but are still fully supported.

• Create compressed files with formats: 7z (7zip), zip , bzip2 (bz2), gzip (gz), XZ, tar
• Supports decompression of file types: 7z (7zip), zip, rar, bzip2, gzip, XZ, iso, tar, arj, cab, lzh, lha, lzma, xar, tgz, tbz, Z, deb, rpm, zipx, mtz
• Support viewing contents without decompression for file types: 7z (7zip), zip, rar, bzip2, gzip, XZ, iso, tar, arj, cab, lzh, lha, lzma, xar, tgz, tbz, Z, deb, rpm, zipx, mtz