Extract Archive Files Effortlessly

• Windows 10 or 11 (64-bit)
• macOS 11+ (Apple Silicon)
• 4GB RAM minimum (8GB recommended for batch operations)
• Disk space:
  • ~500MB for application installation (larger to accommodate the new extractors)
  • Sufficient temporary space for file extraction (at least as much as your largest archive size)

Internet is only needed for:

• Initial download and installation
• License verification (once on installation)
• Checking for updates

All file processing is done locally on your computer - no files are uploaded to the internet.

Supported Formats:

ezyZip Archive Extractor supports over 150 formats, including:

Popular Formats (Full Support):

• Zip, Zipx, RAR, 7z, Tar, Gzip, Bzip2, LZMA, XZ, CAB, MSI
• ISO, BIN, MDF, NRG, CDI disk images
• NSIS installers
• EXE (self-extracting archives)

Game Archives:

• VPK, FPX (Valve / Source Engine)
• PAK, PCK, GMA (Quake, Half-Life, Garry's Mod)
• BSP (compiled game maps)
• GCF (Steam game cache)
• GRP (Duke Nukem 3D / Build engine)
• Doom and Quake WAD map packs

Disc Image Descriptors:

• CUE, CCD, MDS, TOC, B5T, B6T (multi-file descriptors)
• CDI, C2D, CIF, MDF, DAA, ECM (single-file images)

Vintage Mac Formats:

• PackIt - Full support
• StuffIt - Support without encryption
• StuffIt X - Partial support
• Compact Pro - Support without encryption
• DiskDoubler - Almost full support

Vintage PC Formats:

• ARJ - Support without multi-part archives
• ACE / CBA - Unencrypted archives only (previously returned empty listings on desktop)
• ARC, PAK, ZOO, LBR - Full support
• Squeeze, Crunch - Full support

Amiga Formats:

• LZH, LZX - Full support
• ADF, DMS - FFS support
• PowerPacker - Full support
• Multiple additional Amiga formats

Korean Archive Formats:

• ALZ (ALZip) - Support without encryption
• EGG - Full support

Gaming & Disc Images:

• WBFS - Wii Backup File System
• WDF, WDF1, WDF2 - Wii disc formats
• CISO, WIA, GCZ, RVZ - Wii / GameCube disc images

Modern Compression:

• LZ4 - Fast compression
• LZOP - Fast compression
• BZ3 (BZIP3) - Enhanced compression
• Zstandard (.zst) - Enhanced support
• Brotli (.br)
• Lizard, LZ5

Specialty Archives:

• ZPAQ (journaling archive format)
• PEA (encrypted)
• ASAR (developer format)
• HFS (Apple filesystem images)

Other Specialized Formats:

• RPM, Deb, Ar, WARC - Full support
• XAR - FFS support
• NSA/SAR - Partial support
• NDS - Full support
• SWF - Support for images and audio
• PDF - Support for bitmap images

The app uses a curated set of specialised extractors, giving reliable support for rare, vintage, and game-specific archives well beyond the web version.

Once the app is installed, you can continue using that version indefinitely - even if your subscription expires. No features will be disabled or locked.

However, you'll need an active subscription to:

• Download and install newer versions of the app
• Install the app on a new or reformatted computer

Yes! Once you've downloaded and installed ezyZip Archive Extractor, you can cancel your subscription anytime. The app will continue to work with all features fully enabled - even after your subscription expires.

You'll need an active subscription to install the app, but once installed, you can cancel anytime.

By default, the app checks for updates when it starts and will notify you if a new version is available. You can:

• Allow update checks on startup (default)
• Disable update checks in settings
• Manually check for updates anytime via "Help > Check for updates..."

When a new version is available, you'll need to download and install it manually. Note that installing newer versions requires an active subscription.

Yes! The preview window in v2026.04.15 handles far more than basic images. You can open:

• PDFs with selectable and copyable text
• Word documents (DOCX)
• Spreadsheets (XLSX, XLS, ODS, CSV)
• RAW photo formats (CR2, NEF, ARW, DNG)
• Modern image formats (AVIF, HEIC, HEIF, JXL, PSD, TIFF) alongside the usual JPG, PNG, GIF, BMP, WEBP, SVG, ICO
• Audio (MP3, WAV, OGG, FLAC, AAC, and more)
• Video (MP4, MKV, MOV, WEBM, AVI, and more)
• Syntax-highlighted source code across 20+ common developer languages

All without extracting the archive first. You can still extract individual files selectively, or pull the whole archive with a single click.

Yes. v2026.04.15 adds dedicated game-archive support for:

• VPK and FPX (Valve / Source Engine, Team Fortress 2, CS:GO, Portal)
• PAK, PCK, GMA (Quake, Half-Life, Garry's Mod)
• BSP (compiled game maps)
• GCF (Steam game cache)
• GRP (Duke Nukem 3D / Build engine)
• Doom and Quake WAD map packs
• A range of retro game containers (SIN, HOG, ORE, VPP, XZP, BEE_PACK, and more)

Yes. WBFS, WDF, WDF1, WDF2, CISO, WIA, GCZ, and RVZ Wii and GameCube disc images are all fully supported in v2026.04.15.

Yes, for unencrypted ACE and CBA archives. Previous desktop versions would sometimes return an empty listing for these files; v2026.04.15 extracts them reliably.

Password-protected ACE archives are not yet supported. The app shows a clear message when one is detected.

The file list is now paginated with adjustable page sizes (50, 100, 250, or 500 per page), so navigation stays smooth even on massive corporate backups, game asset dumps, or full-disk captures.

Yes! ezyZip Archive Extractor fully supports multipart/split archives, including:

• Traditional split archives (.001, .002, etc.)
• RAR multipart archives (.part1.rar, .part2.rar, etc.)
• ZIP split files (.z01, .z02, etc.)
• Modern ZIP multipart archives (.zip.001, .zip.002, etc.)

Simply open the first file in the sequence (e.g., .001 or .part1.rar), and the app will automatically detect and use all parts to extract the complete archive. All parts must be in the same folder.

Yes! When viewing an archive's contents, any nested archive files will show an "Open" button. Click it to extract and open the nested archive in a new window. You can have multiple archive windows open simultaneously.

This makes it easy to work with software bundles, nested backups, and multi-layer compressed data without manual extraction steps.

Absolutely! Use the multi-file selection to choose multiple archives. Their contents will be merged into a single combined listing. If files have the same name, they're automatically renamed (file.txt becomes file_2.txt). You can then save everything to one folder.

This works with any combination of supported formats - you can merge ZIP + RAR + 7Z files in a single operation.

ezyZip will scan the folder (including subfolders) and automatically find all archive files. Non-archive files like images, documents, and videos are silently skipped. All discovered archives are merged into one combined listing.

This is perfect for processing download folders, backup directories, or photo import folders.

For performance reasons, folder scanning processes up to 1,000 files. If your folder contains more files, consider selecting specific subfolders or using multi-file selection to choose archives individually.

No problem! When processing multiple archives, ezyZip will prompt you for each password-protected archive individually. The archive name is displayed so you know which password to enter.

We support over 40 legacy, vintage, and specialty formats including:

• 1980s-90s PC: ACE (unencrypted), ARC, ZOO, PAK
• Korean archivers: ALZ (ALZip), EGG
• Amiga: DMS (DiskMasher), ADF (Amiga Disk File), PowerPacker, IceCrunch
• Classic Mac: PackIt, StuffIt, Compact Pro, DiskDoubler
• Game/Console archives: Valve VPK, Quake PAK, Doom WAD, Wii and GameCube disc images (WBFS, WDF, CISO, WIA, GCZ, RVZ)
• Specialty: Apple HFS, ZPAQ, PEA, ASAR

If you have old backup media or retro computing archives, we can likely extract them!

The desktop app offers several advantages over the web version:

• No 2GB file size limit - extract archives of any size
• Batch processing - select multiple archives or entire folders
• Nested archive support - open archives within archives
• 150+ formats - including game and specialty formats (VPK, PAK, BSP, Wii disc images, HFS, ASAR, ZPAQ) not available on web
• Rich file preview - PDFs with selectable text, Word, Excel, RAW photos, and syntax-highlighted code
• Full offline capability - no internet required after installation
• Faster processing - native code execution