Put files and whole folders into one ZIP in your browser, with folder structure, compression level and archive name. Up to 2 GB and 5,000 files per ZIP.
Add files or a whole folder
Drag and drop them here, or choose below · up to 2.00 GB in total
Your files stay on your device. Nothing is uploaded.
Works in your browser. What you paste or upload is processed on your device.
Press Choose files or Choose a folder, or drag files and folders onto the box.
Remove anything you don't want. Folders are shown as chips you can remove in one tap.
Type a name for the archive and choose the compression level. Normal suits almost everything.
Press Create ZIP. The progress bar shows each file as it is added.
Save the .zip file. It opens with the built-in tools on Windows, macOS, iPhone and Android.
A ZIP file packs many files, or a whole folder tree, into one archive. It is the easiest way to send a set of documents as one email attachment, upload a project to a portal that accepts a single file, or keep a backup together. Text-based files such as CSV, code, logs and Word's older .doc files also get smaller.
This tool builds the ZIP inside your browser with fflate, a compression library that runs on your device. Add files with the file picker, choose a whole folder with "Choose a folder", or drag files and folders onto the page; folders keep their structure inside the archive. You can pick the compression level (none, fast, normal or maximum), name the archive, and leave out system files like .DS_Store and Thumbs.db. File names in any language are stored in UTF-8, so Hindi or accented names open correctly on Windows, macOS and Linux.
Limits: one ZIP can hold up to 5,000 files and 2 GB in total, because the archive is assembled in your browser's memory. Photos, videos, MP3s and PDFs are already compressed, so they barely shrink; by default they are stored as they are, which is much faster. Password-protected (encrypted) ZIPs and empty folders are not created.
Most "zip online" sites upload your files to their server to compress them, which is slow for big folders and a poor idea for contracts, IDs or client work. Here the files never leave your device, so it is as private as zipping on your own computer, and it works on phones and borrowed computers where you can't install software.
Something else? Ask the team
No. The ZIP is built by code running in your browser, and the files are read from your device only. Nothing is sent to our server except a count of the run for the daily free limit.
Press Choose a folder and pick it, or drag the folder onto the page. Every file inside, including subfolders, is added with its path, so the ZIP opens to the same folder structure.
Yes. Open this page in Safari or Chrome, press Choose files and pick files from Photos or Files. Choosing a whole folder depends on the phone: iPhone's Safari only lets you pick files, so select several files at once instead.
Photos, videos, music, PDFs and Office files (DOCX, XLSX) are already compressed, so zipping them saves little. Text files, CSVs, code and uncompressed images shrink the most. The ZIP is still useful for sending many files as one.
Up to 5,000 files and 2 GB in total per ZIP. The archive is assembled in your browser's memory, so very large jobs work best on a computer. For bigger sets, split them into a few ZIPs.
Not with this tool. It creates standard, unencrypted ZIP files. If you need protection for documents, our Protect PDF tool can add a password to PDF files.
Normal (level 6) is the best balance and the default. Maximum squeezes text files a little further but takes longer. None stores files as they are, which is fastest and fine for photos and videos.
You get one free run of this tool per day. After that, each run costs credits from a free AI Rank Lab account. One run is one press of Create ZIP, however many files it holds.
Each one opens on its own page and works straight away, with no sign-up.
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