# ZArchiver

> The easy 7zip app!

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/ru.zdevs.zarchiver](https://chrome-stats.com/d/ru.zdevs.zarchiver)

## Overview

- **ID:** `ru.zdevs.zarchiver`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** ZDevs
- **Category:** TOOLS
- **Downloads:** 482,531,396
- **Rating:** 4.16 / 5 (1,442,436 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.0.10
- **Last updated:** 2024-06-24
- **First published:** 2012-01-24
- **Publisher country:** RU
- **Size:** 4.94 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-12
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ru.zdevs.zarchiver)
- **Website:** [http://zdevs.ru/](http://zdevs.ru/)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://zdevs.ru/za\_privacy\_policy.txt](http://zdevs.ru/za_privacy_policy.txt)

## Description

ZArchiver is a powerful archive management Chrome extension designed for Android users to efficiently handle various compression formats. It supports creating archives in 7z, zip, bzip2, gzip, and others, as well as decompressing a wide range including rar, iso, tar, dmg, and many more. Users can also view archive contents, edit files within archives, manage password-protected and multi-part archives, and even install APK and OBB files directly from backups.

The app emphasizes security by requiring no internet permissions, ensuring your data remains private. Its interface is simple and functional, plus it supports UTF-8/UTF-16 filenames allowing for international characters. Features like multithreading speed up compression/decompression on multicore devices, and it even supports partial archive extraction. Ideal for users needing a reliable and easy-to-use archiver on Android devices.

## Rankings

- #316 — Overall
- #1 — extract
- #4 — data extraction
- #4 — file
- #24 — folders

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_SUPERUSER`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_DATA_SYNC`
- `android.permission.MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.REQUEST_INSTALL_PACKAGES`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `moe.shizuku.manager.permission.API_V23`
- `ru.zdevs.zarchiver.permission.PLUGIN.CLOUD`
- `ru.zdevs.zarchiver.permission.PLUGIN.USB`

## Review summary

ZArchiver is generally well-liked as a nice, useful file manager with clear file handling. Users praise its usefulness and simplicity. However, persistent issues include Android storage restrictions (12+), leading to access denial and inability to access folders, plus occasional instability (crashes or not opening) and device-specific problems with wallpaper/background features. Overall, the app’s core file-management merits are strong, but improvements to storage access and stability on newer Android versions and certain devices would help.

### Pros

- General positive reception: multiple reviewers describe the app as nice/good and pleasant to use.
- Useful and capable file management with clear file handling (noted as very good and useful, with mentions of clear files).
- Viewed as an easy-to-use, straightforward tool with solid functionality.

### Cons

- Android data/folder access is restricted on newer OS versions (e.g., Android 12+), limiting functionality.
- Frequent access/permission denied errors reported by multiple users.
- Occasional instability: app stops/crashes or won’t open on some devices.
- Background/wallpaper features don't work on some devices (e.g., Xiaomi 13T with Android 15).

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/ru.zdevs.zarchiver)