# Unzipping application help

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unzipping-application-help/428100>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [November 28, 2007, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unzipping-application-help/428100 "2007-11-28T22:39:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Don\_t\_fight\_the\_hypothetical](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/59ef9b/32.png) [@Don\_t\_fight\_the\_hypothetical](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_fight_the_hypothetical)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2007, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unzipping-application-help/428100/1 "2007-11-28T22:39:29Z")

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I’m trying to unzip a folder of font that I downloaded on a PC. Can someone recommend a free application that would work for this.  
Thanks.

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**Author:** ![fishbicycle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aeb1de/32.png) [@fishbicycle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fishbicycle)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2007, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unzipping-application-help/428100/2 "2007-11-28T22:42:20Z")

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> **[WinRAR archiver, a powerful tool to process RAR and ZIP files](https://www.rarlab.com/)**
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> WinRAR provides the full RAR and ZIP file support, can decompress CAB, GZIP and other archive formats

WinRAR is free to un"zip" just about any kind of file compression format.

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**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2007, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unzipping-application-help/428100/3 "2007-11-29T03:27:56Z")

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If it’s a .zip file under XP, then you can just click on it and open it like a folder. No additional software required.

To install the font, just drag it out of the .zip file to another location on your hard drive.

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**Author:** ![larsenmtl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d78d45/32.png) [@larsenmtl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/larsenmtl)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2007, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unzipping-application-help/428100/4 "2007-11-29T18:30:54Z")

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7-Zip

[http://www.7-zip.org/](http://www.7-zip.org/)

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**Author:** ![Don\_t\_fight\_the\_hypothetical](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/59ef9b/32.png) [@Don\_t\_fight\_the\_hypothetical](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_fight_the_hypothetical)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2007, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unzipping-application-help/428100/5 "2007-11-29T19:29:37Z")

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thanks all!