Zip extractor for Windows 10 & 11
Unzip like it’s 2003. Only better.
RetroZip looks like the desktop you grew up with and works like a modern app. Peek inside any zip without extracting it, then unpack a whole stack of zips at once, each into its own tidy folder.
7 days free on the Microsoft Store, then one payment of £24.99. No subscription.
The good bits of the old days, minus the waiting.
The built-in Windows extractor has barely changed in twenty years. RetroZip keeps the look you remember and fixes the rest.
Step 1 of 3
Drop your zips in
Drag zips onto the window, open them from the menu, or right-click them in File Explorer. Add one or fifty.
Step 2 of 3
Have a look inside
Browse the folder tree and click any photo, video, song, PDF or text file to preview it right there. Nothing is written to disk.
Step 3 of 3
Extract them all
Each zip unpacks into its own folder next to it, or wherever you choose. Tick one box and the zips go to the Recycle Bin afterwards.
Pick a feature
Everything a zip tool should do, and a few things Windows never did.
Batch extractionUnzip any number of archives in one go.
Quick viewPreview photos, video, audio, PDFs and text.
Recycle Bin clean-upOptionally bin each zip once it’s safely extracted.
Explorer integrationExtract with RetroZip from the right-click menu.
Zips inside zipsOpen nested archives with a double-click.
Safe by defaultNever overwrites; blocks malicious paths.
Save one fileGrab a single file without extracting the rest.
Works offlineNo account, no tracking, no uploads. Ever.
Explorer integration
Right where you’d expect it.
Select one zip or a dozen, right-click, and choose Extract with RetroZip. They all land in one window, ready to go.
- Make it your default for .zip files (Help menu → Use RetroZip for .zip files) and it takes the place of Windows’ own Extract All.
- Double-click a zip to open it straight in RetroZip.
- On Windows 11 you’ll find it under “Open with”, or “Show more options” in the right-click menu.
Try it for a week. Then keep it.
Install RetroZip from the Microsoft Store and use every feature free for 7 days. If it earns its place on your PC, buy it once. No subscription, ever.
Payment, VAT and refunds are handled by the Microsoft Store, which shows the price in your local currency. Requires Windows 10 (version 1809 or later) or Windows 11, 64-bit.
- 7-day free trial, every feature
- Future updates included
- Installs and updates via the Store
- No account needed
Pick a Help topic
Does previewing a file extract it?
No. RetroZip decompresses that one file into memory, shows it, and forgets it. Nothing is written to your disk until you choose to extract.
Where do extracted files go?
By default, each zip is unpacked into a new folder next to it, named after the zip, just like Windows does. You can also pick one destination folder and RetroZip makes a subfolder for each zip there. If a folder with that name already exists, you get “name (2)” instead, so nothing is ever overwritten.
What does “delete after extraction” do?
When it’s ticked, each zip is moved to the Windows Recycle Bin, but only if every file inside it extracted successfully. If anything went wrong, the zip is kept. You can always restore it from the Recycle Bin.
Can it replace Windows’ Extract All?
Yes. Windows only lets you choose your default zip program yourself, so RetroZip shows you the right Settings page (Help menu → Use RetroZip for .zip files). Once it’s the default, Extract with RetroZip takes over in the right-click menu.
Which formats does it open?
Standard .zip files, including the ones Windows and macOS make, and zips inside zips. Password-protected zips show their contents but can’t be extracted yet. RAR and 7z aren’t supported.
Is it safe with zips from the internet?
RetroZip refuses to write any file outside the folder it’s extracting into, which blocks a known trick some malicious zips use. It never runs anything inside a zip.
Does it collect any data?
No. RetroZip works entirely offline. There’s no account, no analytics and nothing is ever uploaded.
I have another question
Email hello@andrewhill.org.uk and I’ll get back to you.