Google Docs Viewer now supports ZIP and RAR formats.

Google Docs Viewer now allows you to view files in ZIP and RAR, in addition to 15 other formats . If someone sends you a ZIP or RAR in Gmail, you can view the contents of the archive in your browser, simply by clicking "View":



This will allow you to see all the files in the archive, the file types and the size of these files:


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When you hover the cursor over a file, you can call up the menu by clicking on “Actions”. You can view the files supported by Google Docs Viewer and print out those that have PDF support. You can download all the files in Google Docs.



ZIP and RAR archives inside other archives are also supported. For example, if you have a RAR file inside a ZIP file (as in the example above), you can simply click on this file to access this archive.

You can try to view an example ZIP file right now

This feature is in Google Docs for mobile devices. For each file (including the embedded ZIP or RAR) there is a link to view.



[ via Docs Blog]