ZIP Extractor and most modern operating systems have built-in functionality to create ZIP files. On Windows or PC, to create a ZIP file, right-click files in Windows Explorer and select “Send to -> Compressed (zipped) Folder.”.On a Mac running Mac OS, create a ZIP file by right-clicking files in Finder and select 'Compress. On a Chromebook running Chrome OS, choose one more files in the Files app and then select “Zip selection.”.In ZIP Extractor, click 'Create New ZIP' and from there you can add files and folders to be compressed, including files from Google Drive.You can also drag-and-drop files and folders onto the main screen to ZIP them. In your internet browser, you can also use the URL shortcut zip.new to go directly to the ZIP Extractor 'Create New ZIP' screen.On Windows, Mac, or Chrome OS, a ZIP file can be extracted (decompressed) by double-clicking it. Then, the individual files will be unzipped into a new directory and available to preview, edit, print, etc. ZIP Extractor provides the same decompression functionality that standard operating systems provide, except that ZIP Extractor supports many more formats than the basic built-in functionality of most ZIP programs.

Most importantly, ZIP Extractor is designed bottom-up to work directly in the cloud.

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