Browse a Zip Without Extracting It | Crate
Frequently asked questions
- Can I browse a zip without extracting it?
- Yes. Crate browses inside archives without extracting, and extracts selectively rather than all at once.
- What can I do with a multi-selection?
- Move, copy, delete, compress and share — in one batch across the selection.
- What viewers are built in?
- Image, PDF, text, web, and audio/video.
- How deep can the folder tree go?
- As deep as it goes — the file tree's depth is decided by your data, not by the app.
The short answer
Crate browses inside archives without extracting them, and extracts selectively — so looking at one file inside a zip does not unpack the whole thing onto the device.
Batch actions are the default
Move, copy, delete, compress and share all apply across a multi-selection.
This is the other half of the reliability argument. The complaint that dominates file-manager reviews is multi-select that requires tapping each item and waiting for a response — so batch operations are the primary path here rather than something you reach through a menu after selecting things one at a time.
Built-in viewers
Image, PDF, text, web, and audio/video — and inside an archive, the same thing.
Depth belongs to the data
The folder tree goes as deep as your data goes. The navigation does not: directory browsing changes content in place rather than pushing a new screen, and breadcrumbs carry the depth, so returning from a folder ten levels down is one step rather than ten.
Places
Locations are grouped as this device / cloud drives / network, browsable in list or grid with sorting and filtering.