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hello again ladies and gentlemen I'm Joe handy the Android authority app guy compressing and decompressing files is a problem we don't normally think about until it's something we actually have to do so this week we're going to take a look at some of the best apps that compress and decompress files don't worry we're gonna be talking about zip stars and roars first on our list today is easy unrar unzip and zip this is the most simple app on the list and it's literally only good for three things that is viewing archives unzipping archives and creating archives so if that's all you need this is a great app to get started with the design is a little amateurish but it works as advertised and it really isn't all that bad there are a few features that require the premium version like archive encryption but like most on this list it supports a variety of file types like rar zip tar and others next up is and Rosoff it is yet another one of those Android relic apps because it's been around for ever so long in fact that it still carries an outdated Gingerbread interface but that's ok because it doesn't affect the functionality at all like many others on this list and ROS it can do more than just create and extract packages it has a task manager a root explorer should you need one and a few other assorted tools like most on this list it can handle more package types including zip rar tar and 7-zip number 6 on the list is called 7-zip err this powerful zipper and unzipper program may look a little outdated but it actually works fairly well among its features you can drag and drop files it has a special interface for unpacking things and it even works pretty quickly it also has a plethora of other features it's a task manager FTP client and it can even backup applications there is a route manager for our routed friends if you need one of those it does what it says it does and it does it well and that's really all there is to it the solid explorer is not just an archive app but actually a full-featured file explorer as it turns out unzipping archives is one of its many functions so if you're looking for something that's a little more feature filled here's a good place for you to start like the others it supports many file types it's definitely one of the better designed apps on the list there are little animations that make things look nice and the functionality is smooth in terms of zipping things up you can do that in either tar or zip only but it can decompress more than that number four on our list is ES File Explorer and as a file explorer it's actually really good it has a lot of features a really nice look and is usually really enjoyable to use as luck would have it it can deal with compressed files too if need be it can only compress into zip format but it can deal with a lot more than that like most of these file explorers you have to browse the menu a little bit to find the functions but it does work as advertised so if you need an all-in-one solution here's another good one for you the first in our top three is b1 File Explorer this nifty little free app gives you a full compression and decompression solution free of charge and all you have to deal with is some subpar design elements it's not terrible but it's also nothing to write home about it unzips just about everything and if you need something compressed it can do it in both zip and b1 format it's simple it's quick it's easy to use and it's free there really isn't much to complain about except the app design number two is Z archiver and if you want things compressed and decompressed this has earned its spot as one of the best on the list it unzips pretty much everything you can think of and it's usually the archiver people have to use in tutorials for other processes like removing ECM encryptions on playstation roms it's not much to look at but it does have some theming options also it can compress to 7-zip zip and tar so if you need something different you're out of luck it's quick reliable and there is a free version all you're going to do is get over the gingerbread style design elements and here it is number one on our list and it's rude Explorer this app has been featured on our top 10 list before for productivity and it makes it here again this app is easy to use root user friendly and it can decompress pretty much everything there isn't much more that you can ask it to do it also functions as an all-in-one File Explorer if you need something to that extent it also has a pretty nifty design that looks pretty slick if you're not rooted you can't enjoy all of the features but for compressing and decompressing files it should do just fine if you take a look at our leaderboard you can see how all these apps stack up against one another as usual we didn't rate these ourselves you guys did we put them in list form and put up this snazzy video to help you guys out if you want to give them a shot the links are in the video description we wanted the maximum possible choices for this list it ranges from simple zip and unzip apps to full-blown file explorers there are free and paid options as well so whatever you're looking for you should be able to find it somewhere on this list as usual if there's a good one that we missed leave a comment below and let us know once again i'm joe hindi the android authority app guy feel free to subscribe to our youtube channel and if you like this video check out some of our other ones don't forget to check out the written companion to this video and the social media links in the video description thanks for watching and have a wonderful day