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Archive Tools

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No liveness check has reached it yet; it is registered on the VS Code Marketplace and has been in the index since 20 Sep 2026. How this is checked

A Visual Studio Code extension that compresses and extracts ZIP, 7z, RAR, TAR, gzip, bzip2, xz, and many other archive formats from the Explorer. It also lets users browse archive contents without extracting them and does not require external command-line tools.

Inferred · not functionally tested

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Overview

6 features

Purpose: Lets developers manage, inspect, compress, and extract many archive formats directly from the VS Code Explorer.

Inferred · not functionally tested

Audience: developers using Visual Studio Code

Inferred · not functionally tested

Functions: Unknown

Interfaces: API: unknown · MCP: unknown · CLI: unknown · Self-hosting: unknown

Recorded constraints: pricing: free · license: Proprietary · platforms: WEB · deployment: browser, windows, macos, linux

Constraint provenance is unknown; confirm requirements with the publisher.

Record sources: unknown.

Archive Tools sits in PulseGate's Other dev tools category. Inferred · not functionally tested: It lets developers manage, inspect, compress, and extract many archive formats directly from the VS Code Explorer. Inferred · not functionally tested: It is built as a consumer product for developers using Visual Studio Code. Basis unknown · not verified: Archive Tools costs nothing to use. Basis unknown · not verified: It runs on the web, Windows, macOS, and Linux.

PrasertKana builds and maintains Archive Tools, and it first shipped in 2026. Inferred · not functionally tested: Among its 6 catalogued features are archive compression, archive extraction, and archive browsing.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Tasks: Inferred · not functionally tested

  • Archive compression
  • Archive extraction
  • Archive browsing
  • Multi-format support
  • Explorer integration
  • No external tools

Topics: Inferred · not functionally tested

Tags
archive-managerfile-compressionarchive-extractionvscode-extension

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Indexing history

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What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

  1. Indexed20 Sep · 02:54 UTC
    Archive Tools — Zip, RAR, 7z & More seen via VS Code Marketplace
    Source: VS Code Marketplace · Open

Frequently asked questions about Archive Tools

What does Archive Tools do?
Inferred · not functionally tested: Archive Tools lets developers manage, inspect, compress, and extract many archive formats directly from the VS Code Explorer. It is catalogued under Other dev tools on PulseGate.
Who should use Archive Tools?
Inferred · not functionally tested: Archive Tools is a consumer product built for developers using Visual Studio Code.
Is Archive Tools free?
Basis unknown · not verified: Yes — Archive Tools is free to use.
What platforms does Archive Tools run on?
Basis unknown · not verified: Archive Tools runs on the web, Windows, macOS, and Linux.
Is Archive Tools still active?
Unverified. Archive Tools has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
What are alternatives to Archive Tools?
Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include fTool Archive, ZArchiver, and Zip Extractor–Unzip UnRAR.fTool ArchiveZArchiverZip Extractor–Unzip UnRAR
Who develops Archive Tools?
Archive Tools is developed by PrasertKana.
How long has Archive Tools been around?
Archive Tools first shipped in 2026.

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