Create ZIP
Pack files into a ZIP, with compression and optional password.
How to create zip
- Add the files or folders you want to compress.
- Choose a compression level. Photos and videos compress very little; text and code compress a lot.
- Set a password if needed, name the archive, then download.
About this tool
ZIP is the most widely accepted archive format: every operating system opens it without extra software, every file-transfer form accepts it, and every developer tool expects it. The format has carried the web's asset bundles, npm packages and deployment artefacts for thirty years.
Compression levels matter more for some file types than others. Documents, source code and spreadsheets compress dramatically — a 10 MB CSV might become 700 KB at level 6. Images and videos are already compressed internally and yield almost nothing; for those, level 0 is faster and about as compact. The tool applies the same level to every file in the batch, so for a mixed bag, Normal is the sensible default.