Create and extract archive files directly in SharePoint. ZIP, 7z, RAR, TAR, and TAR.GZ with password protection. Your files never leave your organization.
Working with archives in SharePoint is painful. To extract a ZIP, you download it, unzip it locally, then re-upload every file. To create one, you download all the files first, zip them on your computer, and upload the result. For a single file, it's tedious. For a team doing it regularly, it's a real bottleneck.
Zip & Unzip for SharePoint eliminates all of that. Select files and click Create ZIP, or select an archive and click Extract ZIP. Everything happens in your browser, right inside SharePoint. It supports ZIP, 7z, RAR, TAR, and TAR.GZ, and you can password-protect your archives too.
The table below shows which formats are supported for creating and extracting archives.
| Format | Create | Extract | Password |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZIP | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 7z | Yes | Yes | Yes (encrypts filenames too) |
| RAR | No | Yes | No |
| TAR | Yes | Yes | No |
| TAR.GZ | Yes | Yes | No |
Create archives in ZIP, 7z, TAR, or TAR.GZ. Extract all of those plus RAR. Pick the format that fits your workflow.
Protect ZIP and 7z archives with a password. The add-in automatically detects encrypted archives and prompts you for the password when extracting.
Save archives to the current folder, browse to a different SharePoint folder, or download directly to your computer. You choose where the result goes.
Navigate your SharePoint folder structure from within the dialog. Pick any folder in your site as the destination without switching tabs or windows.
If a file with the same name already exists, the add-in detects the conflict and lets you replace the file or keep both with a new name.
Your files stay private. All compression and extraction happens on your device. Files are never sent to an external server and nothing leaves your organization.
No third-party servers. The add-in reads files from SharePoint, processes them locally, and saves the result back to SharePoint. No middleman.
SharePoint permissions respected. Users can only access files they already have permission to see. The add-in does not bypass any access controls.
Click on one or more files or folders in your SharePoint document library. To extract, select a single archive file instead.
Click Create ZIP to bundle files into an archive, or Extract ZIP to unpack an archive. Both commands appear in the toolbar when applicable.
Choose the archive format, set a password if needed, and pick where to save the result. For extraction, choose the destination folder.
The operation runs with a progress indicator. When it finishes, your archive or extracted files appear in the chosen destination.
When creating a ZIP or 7z archive, you can check "Protect with password" to encrypt the contents. Anyone who wants to extract the archive will need the password. For 7z archives, filenames are encrypted too, so the contents are fully hidden without the password.
When extracting, the add-in automatically detects if the archive is encrypted and prompts you for the password.
p7zip via Homebrew and run 7z x yourfile.7z from the Terminal.
Password-protected ZIP files work on all platforms, including macOS (Big Sur and later), Windows, and Linux.
SharePoint does not have built-in support for creating ZIP files. With the Zip & Unzip for SharePoint add-in installed, select one or more files or folders in your document library, click Create ZIP in the command bar, choose a format and destination, and click Create.
SharePoint does not natively extract archive files. With the Zip & Unzip for SharePoint add-in installed, select an archive file (ZIP, 7z, RAR, TAR, or TAR.GZ), click Extract ZIP in the command bar, and choose where to extract the contents.
Microsoft Teams stores files in SharePoint, but neither Teams nor SharePoint has a built-in way to create ZIP files. Install the Zip & Unzip for SharePoint add-in, open the Files tab in your Teams channel, and use Create ZIP to bundle files into an archive.
SharePoint does not offer this natively. With the Zip & Unzip for SharePoint add-in installed, select the files or folders you want, click Create ZIP, and choose "Download" as the destination. The archive will be downloaded directly to your computer.
Everything is processed on your device. Files are not sent to any external server. The add-in reads files from SharePoint, processes them locally, and saves the result back. Nothing leaves your organization.
Yes. The add-in automatically detects if an archive is encrypted and prompts you for the password. This works for ZIP and 7z archives.
The built-in Archive Utility on macOS does not support AES encryption for 7z files. Use Keka or The Unarchiver instead. Password-protected ZIP files work fine on macOS.
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Install Zip & Unzip for SharePoint and start working with archives directly in your document library.