DD Archive ZIP & Archive
Extract Smarter
$4.99 · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
DD Archive ZIP: Preview & extract single files without full unpacking. Edit archives on the fly. Create 12 formats, decompress 60+. Smart recognition & encryption.
DD Archive ZIP is a powerful compression/decompression software with a clean and efficient interface. It automatically recognizes the format of compressed files, even those without file extensions. **You can preview or extract selected files within the compressed archive without extracting the entire archive.** It supports creating compressed archives in 12 formats: 7z, zip, tar, gzip, bzip2, xz, lz4, lz5, zst, br, liz, and allows editing within these archives, including deleting, adding, and renaming. Edits are saved and take effect. It supports encryption for 7z and zip archives, with 7z supporting encrypted filenames; ZIP compression supports six compression algorithms: Store, Defalte, Defalte64, BZip2, Xz, and PPMd. Supports decompression of 66 formats, including Zip, BZip2, Rar, Arj, Z, Lzh, 7z, Cab, Nsis, lzma, lzma86, xz, ppmd, zstd, lz4, lz5, liz, Lzip, LVM, AVB, LP, Sparse, APFS, Vhdx, Base64, COFF, Ext, VMDK, VDI, Qcow, GPT, Rar5, IHex, Hxs, TE, UEFIc, UEFIs, SquashFS, CramFS, APM, Mslz, Flv, Swf, Swfc, Ntfs, Fat, Mbr, Vhd, Pe, Elf, Mach-O, Udf, Xar, Mub, Hfs, Dmg, Compound, Wim, Iso, Chm, Split, Rpm, Deb, Cpio, Tar, and GZip.
* How to open compressed files
1. Open within DD Archive ZIP
You can add folders on the DD Archive ZIP homepage using the "Add Authorized Folder" option.
After adding, you can click on the corresponding folder to access the compressed file within and click to open it.
2. Open via External Sharing
When you receive a file in another app, you can choose to share it or open it with another application. In the "More" tab, find "DD Archive ZIP". The compressed file copied from an external share will be saved in "My Folders" on the main page.
3. File App Supports
selecting "Open With" from the File App
* Compressed files support passwords
* Open Permission Issues
If you receive a permission error, you need to add the directory containing the file as an authorized folder on the homepage first.
* Compressed File Preview
For PDF, TXT, and image formats, clicking on the compressed file will preview it directly.
Clicking on the corresponding file will perform an unzip preview.
Selecting "Open" will bring up a system dialog box.
For other formats, clicking on the compressed file will bring up a system dialog box to select another application for processing.
* File Unzipping
1. Single File
Simply click the desired file. A system dialog box will pop up; select "Save to File" or open it in another app.
Alternatively, use "Select" to select a file, then click the arrow "up" to choose the folder to extract to.
2. Multiple Files
Click the "Select" button in the upper left corner, select the files to extract, then click the arrow "up" to choose the folder to extract to.
If you haven't entered multi-select mode, clicking the arrow "up" will extract all files in the **current directory**. To extract the entire compressed file, click the "/" on the navigation bar to enter the root directory, then click the arrow "up" to choose the folder to extract to.
* Add New Files to the Compressed Archive
Click the "+" sign on the navigation bar to select the file or folder you want to add to the current directory of the compressed archive. If it's a folder, click to enter the folder and then click "Open" in the upper right corner to add the folder. If it's a file, simply select it and then click "Open".
* Delete/Rename Files in a Compressed Package
Swipe left on the item you want to operate on to delete or rename it.
* Save the Compressed Package
After adding, deleting, or renaming a file, you need to click "Save" to update the compressed package.
* Create a Compressed Package
Select the files you want to compress in the file browser, configure them according to the dialog box, and then click Compress.
Compression progress is displayed in real time.
* File Management
Supports general file operations, such as "delete, rename, open," etc. Use "swipe left" to display the menu.
Supports previewing images and PDFs.
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1. Fixed a bug that caused password-protected compressed files to fail to preview.
2. Fixed a bug that caused garbled characters to appear in the preview of some compressed files.
The developer, 海 赵, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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Information
- Seller
- 海 赵
- Size
- 16.2 MB
- Category
- Utilities
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 16.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 16.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 16.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 13.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English and Simplified Chinese
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2026 HaiZhao
