Since a good number of people download and have access to zip files via their Android phone, it’s important to know which apps are the best zip, unzip, rar file apps on Android.
Recently we talked about the best Android file manager apps, but today it’s gonna be the best Android Archive/Zip apps.
Like most of us who access and edit zip/archived files on our computer, we are mostly used to mostly two powerful and popular archive software which are, Winrar and 7Zip. Apart from these, they are others but these are just the best.
So, coming to our Android operating system, which is the best Android archive/zip apps you should be using? This post is intended to answer that question with even more alternatives to choose from.
So, if you find a zip file or archived file online and you would love to extract or edit the file, your Android can do it really well and fast.
Well, for those who might not understand everything here, let me give a short explanation.
- What is an archive file?
An archive file is simply is a file that has one or more other files put together. Archive files are used to collect multiple data files together into a single file for easier portability and storage, or simply to compress files to use less storage space.
An archive file will be portable, easily transferable and occupies less space. To unpack, edit, open or create an archived file on your Android, you will need one of these archive apps.
Best Android Zip Unzip Rar/Archive File Apps In 2018
Below are the most popular and best apps on Android for handling zip files, .rar files, 7zip, and other archived files. The apps are all from Google play store and are safe, easy to download and very compatible with almost all Android devices.
ZArchiver
ZArchiver is the first archive manager for Android devices on our list. If you want a simple app that can take care of all those archived files you download from the internet or transferred via your computer, ZArchiver is a good deal.
It has a ton of features that will make you love and favorite it as your best zip/archive app for Android.
- Create the following archive types: 7z (7zip), zip, bzip2 (bz2), gzip (gz), XZ, tar.
- Decompress the following archive types: 7z (7zip), zip, rar, rar5, bzip2, gzip, XZ, iso, tar, arj, cab, lzh, lha, lzma, xar, tgz, tbz, Z, deb, rpm, zipx, mtz, chm, dmg, cpio, cramfs, img (fat, ntfs, ubf), wim, ecm, arc (freearc), lzip;
- View archive contents: 7z (7zip), zip, rar, rar5, bzip2, gzip, XZ, iso, tar, arj, cab, lzh, lha, lzma, xar, tgz, tbz, Z, deb, rpm, zipx, mtz, chm, dmg, cpio, cramfs, img (fat, ntfs, ubf), wim, ecm, arc (freearc), lzip;
- Create and decompress password-protected archives
- Multithreading support (useful for multicore processors)
- UTF-8/UTF-16 support in filenames. Allows you to use national symbols in filenames.
Download ZArchiver app on Google Play store
ZArchiver Donate
The donate version of Z Archiver allows you experience not just the awesome standard features in the free version but adds more which is why you will need to pay a little amount of money to download it.
ZArchiver Donate version has the following features.
- Light and dark theme
- Password storage
- Image preview in the archive
- Editing the files in the archive
Apart from those features, this version helps support the development of Z Archiver.
RAR
The popular desktop archive manager, WinRar also has it’s Android app that works pretty well. RAR is an all-in-one, original, free, simple, easy and quick compression program, archiver, assistant, extractor, manager and even a basic file explorer.
RAR supports file extensions such as RAR, ZIP, TAR, GZ, BZ2, XZ, 7z, ISO, ARJ archives. It could also repair damaged ZIP and RAR files, supports encryption etc
Apart from standard ZIP files, the Zip function supports ZIP and ZIPX with BZIP2, LZMA, PPMd and XZ compression also as password protected ZIP. Unrar command is available for all versions of RAR archives including the latest RAR5, password protected and multipart files.
Download RAR on Google Play store
B1 Archiver zip rar unzip
B1 Archiver zip rar unzip is another cool archive app for Android that supports unzipping and working with RAR and zip archives. It has support for more file formats like ZIP, RAR, 7z, APK, A, AR, ARJ, BZ2, BZIP2, CAB, DEB, GZ, GZIP, JAR, ISO, LHA, LZH, LZMA, MTZ, RPM, B1 etc
It also supports creating password-protected ZIP and B1 archives and opening password-protected B1, ZIP, RAR, and 7z archives.
B1 Archiver is localized in more than 30 languages. To get a No Ads experience, you will need to get the pro version.
Download B1 Archiver zip rar unzip on Google Play store
Easy Unrar, Unzip & Zip
Easy Unrar, Unzip & Zip makes it really easy to work with RAR and .Zip files on your Android. It supports recent file formats like 7Zip and RAR5. It has a very fast extraction time and also works without flaws.
You should give it a try by downloading it from the Google play store.
Download Easy Unrar, Unzip & Zip app on Google Play store
Zipper – File Management
Zipper app isn’t just an archive manager, but a nice file manager for Android. Like most file managers, Zipper has some of your most needed standard features in any file manager app. Functions include:
- Multi-select
- Copy, move, paste (file, folder)
- Open,rename,delete (file, folder)
- Zip, unzip
- Sdcard usage stats
- Backup app
- Archive manager- zip(unzip, alz, egg, tar, tar.gz, tar.bz2, gz, bz2, rar, jar, lzh support)
support split zip archive (z01, z02 …) - Image viewer (support animated gif)
- Text viewer
- SWF (flash) viewer
- Device information (cpu, memory, battery, network etc..)
- Task killer
- FTP Client etc
It’s a file manager and an archive manager combined. You can give it a try.
Download Zipper – File Management
ES File Explorer File Manager
ES File Explorer is one of the best Android file manager apps you will always find on the Google play store. ES File Explorer (File Manager) is a full-featured file (Images, Music, Movies, Documents, app) manager for both local and networked use.
For archive files, it has a built-in ZIP and RAR support which allows you to compress and decompress ZIP files, unpack RAR files, and create encrypted (AES 256 bit) ZIP files. If you get too many intrusion from ads, you can consider buying the ad-free pro version.
Download ES File Explorer File Manager
7Zipper 2.0
With so many built-in tools to manage your files effectively, 7Zipper is a good file and archive file manager for Android.
It has a root explorer, shows system information, media search, FTP support, cloud support, supports 7Zip, zip, alz, egg, tar, tar.gz, tar.bz2, gz, bz2, rar, jar, 7zip, lzh, support split zip archive (z01, z02 …, zip.001, zip.002 ..)and .jar archives.
Download 7Zipper 2.0 on Google Play store
Rar Zip Tar 7Zip File Explorer, Private Vault
This app is a simple file explorer with some sweet archive features that will make you love it. You can use it to extract RAR, RAR5, ZIP, 7Zip, GZ, BIN, IMG, APK and ISO files. It also allows viewing ZIP, RAR, TAR, etc. without having to decompress it first.
More features include:
- Compress files by using zip, 7zip and gz.
- Encrypt zip, 7zip file with AES-256.
- Decrypt compressed files which are protected by passwords
- Private Vault feature lets you encrypt and hide photos in Photo Vault, video in Video Vault, and document in Document Vault. All your files will be protected by a strong AES256 encryption algorithm.
- Sync encrypted files automatically to Google Drive.
Download Rar Zip Tar 7Zip File Explorer, Private Vault
Total Commander – File manager
Download Total File Commander for Android
Conclusion
We mostly take care of zip, rar, 7zip and other archive files via our computer, but what if the computer isn’t around and we have archived files on our Android phone? That’s where these best archive file apps for Android come handy. You won’t regret having one of them on your Android smartphone.
If you have another archive management app not listed here, please share it with us via the comments box.
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