Zip Viewer

A Visual Studio Code extension that allows you to view the contents of zip files without extracting them.

Features

• View Zip Contents: Open any .zip file directly in VS Code to see its contents in a clean, organized table view
• Browse Files: See all files and directories within the zip archive, sorted with directories first
• Preview Files: Click on any text file within the zip to open and view its contents in a new editor tab
• File Information: View file paths and sizes for all files in the archive

Usage

1. Open any .zip file in VS Code
2. The Zip Viewer will automatically display the contents
3. Click on any file name to view its contents (works for text-based files)
4. Binary files will show a notification that they cannot be displayed

Supported File Types

• The extension opens all .zip files
• Text files within the zip can be previewed with syntax highlighting based on their extension
• Binary files are listed but cannot be previewed directly

Development

To run the extension in development mode:

1. Open this folder in VS Code
2. Press F5 to open a new Extension Development Host window
3. Open or create a .zip file to test the extension

Building

npm install
npm run compile

License

This extension is provided as-is for viewing zip file contents.