VSCode archive

compress/decompress .zip/.vsix/.crx(v3)/.asar/.tgz/.gzip/.br/.tar

Feature

decompress .zip, .vsix, .crx(v3), .asar, .tgz, .gzip, .br, .tar

decompress

Automatically flattens redundant top-level folders that have the same name as the archive. This prevents creating unnecessary nested folders like:

Before: archive.zip → archive/ → archive/ → files...
After:  archive.zip → archive/ → files...

This feature is enabled by default and can be controlled via the vscode-archive.smartFlatten setting.

compress to .zip, .vsix, .asar, .tgz, .gzip, .br, .tar

compress

Setting: vscode-archive.smartFlatten
Type: boolean
Default: true
Description: Automatically flatten single top-level folder with same name as archive to avoid redundant nested folders.

To disable this feature, add the following to your VSCode settings:

{
  "vscode-archive.smartFlatten": false
}

If you want to compress/decompress bzip2, the bzip2 executable program must be installed in your system and can be accessed from shell.

For MacOS and Linux users, the bzip2 normally had been pre-installed by system.

But for windows users, you need to install it.

For compress/decompress 7zip, you need to install 7zip and make sure executable program 7z accessible from shell.

You can find 7zip installation info from 7-zip official website