Inline previews
Preview text, images, PDFs, and other supported files without manually extracting the whole archive first.
macOS Productivity App
Peek Compress
A native macOS archive browser and editor for compressed files.
Peek Compress helps you inspect archive contents quickly, preview files inline, open entries in their default apps, extract what you need, and save changes back into the archive when the format supports it.
On the App Store the product is presented as Peek Compress. Once installed on macOS, the app name appears simply as Peek.
Inspect archives without unpacking everything
Use tree navigation, search, previews, and the inspector panel to understand archive contents quickly.
Native Mac workflow
Browse with a tree view, breadcrumbs, search, and inspector details, then open files in their default macOS apps.
Local-first by design
Archives and extracted files stay on your Mac. The app does not upload your files to a remote server.
Browse archive contents
Review folders, files, metadata, and contextual actions from a single desktop workspace.
Drag files in from Finder
Bring files into editable archives with a familiar drag and drop flow that feels natural on the Mac.
Peek Free
What stays free
- Open archives and browse their contents
- Search entries and inspect metadata
- Preview supported files inline
- Extract a file, folder, or full archive
Peek Pro
One-time unlock
- Edit archive contents and save changes back
- Compare archives and verify integrity
- Create new archives from folders
- Convert between ZIP, 7Z, and TAR variants
Formats
Supported archive families
- ZIP, JAR, WAR, EAR, APK, AAR, IPA, EPUB
- 7Z and TAR variants including TGZ and TBZ2
- RAR with read-only support
- Advanced 7Z and TAR editing is part of Peek Pro