ZIP Encryption Removal (Password Required)
Strip Password Protection From Your Own Archive
Need to use ZIP Encryption Removal (Password Required) right now?
Intended for archives you own and have legitimate access to — the password is required upfront.
Drop an archive file, or click to browse
Processed locally in your browser — never uploaded
You need to know the ZIP's current password — this can't crack or guess an unknown one. Decrypts the contents and rebuilds a fresh, password-free ZIP, entirely in your browser.
Features
- Runs entirely in your browser
- Privacy-first — your data is never uploaded
- Real-time, instant results
- 100% free, no sign-up required
- Works on desktop, tablet, and mobile
- No installation needed
Who uses this tool?
About ZIP Encryption Removal (Password Required)
A password-protected ZIP is inconvenient the moment you need to browse its contents with a tool that doesn't support encrypted archives, or share it with someone who'd rather not manage the password separately. This tool removes password protection from a ZIP you already have legitimate access to, producing an unprotected copy.
You'll need to know the ZIP's current password — this tool decrypts using the password you provide via a real 7-Zip build compiled to WebAssembly; it does not crack, guess, or brute-force an unknown password, which would be both impractical and not something a legitimate tool should attempt.
Once decrypted, the contents are rebuilt into a fresh, standard, unencrypted ZIP file using this site's own ZIP writer — a genuinely password-free archive, not just one with the same encryption disabled in some partial way.
Everything happens locally: decryption and rebuilding both run entirely in your browser, so neither your archive nor its password is ever transmitted anywhere.
How it works
- Upload the protected ZIP. Select the encrypted file you have the password for.
- Enter the current password. Type the password needed to open the archive.
- Download the unlocked ZIP. A fresh, password-free ZIP is rebuilt from the decrypted contents.
Examples
Removing a known ZIP password
Input
encrypted archive.zip + correct password
Output
archive-unlocked.zip, opens without a password