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About ZIP Manager (zip, rar, 7z)

This extension is a ZIP format viewer and extractor. You can feed this application with one or multiple local files or a single remote link. The extension displays the content of the ZIP archive for you without any dependencies. You can then extract selected files or all files into the default download directory or a directory of your choice without even downloading the actual ZIP archive. Note that this extension keeps the file structure only if your browser supports downloading into subdirectories. The extension adds a context menu item to the ZIP links. To open local files, first, open the manager window and then drag and drop the files into the view. Supported archive formats: 7z, Zip, Tar, GZip, Rar, and many more! Version Logs: 0.1.2: 1. It is now possible to drag a file from the ZIP manager window and drop it into a folder like your Desktop directory. This feature is used to drop a dot file to your local folder as well! 0.1.4: 1. mobile-friendly. The manager UI is now mobile-friendly 0.1.5: 1. The extension now supports native filesystem API, which improves the file writing to the disk

3.7~20K+ users
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