Introducing Remote ZIP Viewer: A Smarter Way to Handle ZIP Archives

Dealing with large ZIP archives can be a hassle, especially when you only need a few files from them. Downloading the entire archive just to access a small part of it is inefficient and time-consuming. That's where Remote ZIP Viewer comes in.

Key Features

• Efficient and Fast: By using HTTP range requests, the app only fetches the necessary parts of the ZIP file, saving you bandwidth and time.


• Interactive and User-Friendly: The clean and responsive interface makes it easy to navigate through the archive's contents in a collapsible folder structure.


• File Previews: You can preview text files and common image formats directly in your browser before downloading.


• Direct Downloads: Download individual files directly from the archive with a single click.


• Smart Caching: The app caches the file directory for recently accessed URLs, providing almost instant loading times on subsequent visits.


• Real-time Search: Instantly find the files or folders you're looking for with the real-time search feature.

How It Works

Remote ZIP Viewer cleverly uses HTTP range requests to fetch only the ZIP file's central directory. This part of the file contains all the information about the archive's contents, like a table of contents. By reading only this small part of the file, the app can display the entire file structure without downloading the whole archive.

Ready to give it a try?

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For those interested in the technical details, you can find the installation and usage instructions on the project's GitHub page. The project is open-source and licensed under the MIT License.