Unzipper

7-Zip: Open-Source Zip File Viewer

Unzipper is an open-source software used for extracting compressed files in .zip and other archive formats. It provides a simple interface for unzipping files without needing other software.

What is Unzipper?

Unzipper is an open-source, cross-platform software used for extracting compressed files in .zip and other archive formats such as .rar, .7z, .tar, etc. It is implemented in JavaScript and provides a simple interface through command line or programmatic usage for unzipping archives without needing other external software.

Some key features of Unzipper include:

• Supports password-protected and encrypted zip files
• Can extract files and folders while maintaining the original directory structure
• Filters for selectively extracting files that match certain criteria
• Async/await and Promise APIs for integration with modern JavaScript apps
• Streaming unzip that enables processing files as they are extracted
• Small footprint, no native dependencies required

Unzipper runs on Windows, Linux, macOS and other platforms that support Node.js. It can be installed through the npm package manager and used in any Node.js application to add archive extraction capabilities. The simple API makes it easy to integrate into command-line tools, servers, automation scripts and more that need to manipulate .zip files and other archives.

Overall, Unzipper is a lightweight but full-featured archiving solution for JavaScript-based applications. With no native dependencies, it can enable unzipping support across different platforms and environments while avoiding the need to call out to external binary executables.

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