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Best alternatives to Open in Winzip (2026)

10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Open in Winzip, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.

Open in Winzip today

≈10K users3.6★ from 88 ratingsNot updated for 4+ years3 permissions

Open in Winzip alternatives, compared

  1. 1

    Open With iTunes™

    Easily open desired links in iTunes

    ≈10K users4.1★ from 233 ratingsNot updated for 4+ years4 permissions
    • A similar number of users to Open in Winzip
    • Rated 0.5 stars higher
    • Asks for more permissions (4 vs 3)
  2. 2

    Open in PDF Reader

    Easily open desired links in PDF Reader

    ≈20K users3.7★ from 239 ratingsNot updated for 4+ years4 permissions
    • About 2.0× more users than Open in Winzip
    • Asks for more permissions (4 vs 3)
  3. 3

    Open With Download Manager

    Open and download desired links with internet download manager.

    ≈90K users2.3★ from 324 ratingsUpdated 7 months ago4 permissions
    • About 9.0× more users than Open in Winzip
    • Rated 1.3 stars lower
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (4 vs 3)
    • Listed under Tools
  4. 4

    Open in Microsoft Edge

    Easily open desired links in Microsoft Edge Browser

    ≈10K users3.6★ from 336 ratingsNot updated for 4+ years3 permissions
    • A similar number of users to Open in Winzip
  5. 5

    Unzip

    Instantly unzip files! Unzip on Linux, Mac, Windows. Open zip, rar, 7z, tar gz online easily!

    ≈1K users5.0★ from 2 ratingsUpdated 17 months agoNo special permissions
    • About 10× fewer users than Open in Winzip
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 3)
    • Listed under Tools
  6. 6

    Open with Bluestacks

    Easily open APK links in BlueStacks

    ≈10K users4.1★ from 973 ratingsNot updated for 4+ years4 permissions
    • A similar number of users to Open in Winzip
    • Rated 0.5 stars higher
    • Asks for more permissions (4 vs 3)
  7. 7

    Open in VLC Media Player™

    Easily open desired links in the VLC (VideoLAN) media player!

    ≈20K users4.0★ from 486 ratingsNot updated for 4+ years3 permissions
    • About 2.0× more users than Open in Winzip
    • Rated 0.3 stars higher
  8. 8

    Open Local Files in Google Chrome™

    Opening links to local files is prohibited in Chrome, but this extension allows you to open them.

    ≈5K users2.5★ from 17 ratingsUpdated 4 months ago3 permissions
    • About 2.0× fewer users than Open in Winzip
    • Updated more recently
    • Listed under Tools
  9. 9

    ZIP Extractor

    Open a ZIP file from a link in ZIP Extractor.

    ≈200K users4.0★ from 15.1K ratingsUpdated 4 weeks ago2 permissions
    • About 20× more users than Open in Winzip
    • Rated 0.3 stars higher
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 3)
    • Listed under Tools
  10. 10

    RAR Opener

    Use RAR Opener to open, download, and extract your .rar files and .zip archives with RAR support, just like winRar or 7-Zip.

    ≈5K users5.0★ from 4 ratingsUpdated 23 months ago4 permissions
    • About 2.0× fewer users than Open in Winzip
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (4 vs 3)
    • Listed under Tools

Open in Winzip alternatives: questions

What is the best alternative to Open in Winzip?

By users, the most popular alternative is ZIP Extractor with ≈200K users and a 4.0-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Open With iTunes™.

Which Open in Winzip alternative has the best rating?

Open with Bluestacks has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.1 out of 5 from 973 ratings.

Is there a Open in Winzip alternative that asks for fewer permissions?

Unzip asks for 0 permissions, against 3 for Open in Winzip.

How many alternatives to Open in Winzip are there?

We list 10 close alternatives to Open in Winzip on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.

Users and ratings are the figures shown on the Chrome Web Store, re-checked continuously. Alternatives are matched on name, description, category and topic. Browse best-of lists by niche.