ArchView is an extension of Firefox. It can open archive file online and get the catalog. It also can preview or download files in archive. Currently, it support ZIP and RAR formats.

The most peculiar feature of ArchView is that it can open an individal file without download the whole archive, since it only fetch the necessary portion. So it's suitable for checking the content of archive before download. ArchView supports HTTP and FTP protocols. It can also handle local files via file: protocol.

ArchView can open archive file online without downloading the whole archive. Just like normal web pages. It is very fast since it merely fetches a small portion of the archive file from server. ArchView supports RAR and ZIP formats; HTTP, FTP and file: protocols. And it can present XUL or HTML interface.

Here are some key features of "ArchView":

· Directly access archive files on Web or FTP server.
· List the catalog of archive file.
· Open or download an individual file.
· Support RAR and ZIP formats.
· Support HTTP, FTP and file: protocols.
· Can present HTML or XUL interface.
· Only fetch necessary data rather than the whole archive file.
· Work together with Firefox, easy to use.
· Platform independent, (theoretically) support all platforms that Firefox can run.


Requirements:

· Firefox: 2.0 or later


Limitations:

· Can't open SFX file.
· Not support multi-volumn archive.
· Not support RAR decoding, need third-party software.
· Can't open encrypted file in ZIP.
· Can't show RAR comment.


NOTE: ArchView is licensed and distributed under the terms of the Mozilla Public License 1.1 (MPL 1.1).

What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]

· This release fixed a critical bug (can't open archive on http and ftp server) on Linux platform.
· Add German and Dutch language support.