ZipScan searches archive files. It can search and extract Zip, CAB, RAR, ACE, InstallShield CAB, JAR, TAR, GZIP and OpenOffice files, including password-protected, nested and self-extracting archives.

The program can search for a text string, search by date, search by size and search version resource tables.
Files found can be opened, viewed and extracted.


The list of files found can be saved as a text, comma-separated (CSV) or HTML file. ZipScan supports drag-drop and copy-paste extraction of files.
ZipScan can extract Microsoft CAB files and InstallShield CAB files. ZipScan supports CLASSPATH searching to find Java .class files. You can also use ZipScan to find files in the Windows CD CAB files.

Here are some key features of "ZipScan":

· Search for files inside directories, Zip, CAB, RAR, JAR (Java archive), ACE, TAR, GZIP, Z, BZIP, ZOO, LZH, ARJ, CHM, InstallShield CAB and OpenOffice files
· Search self-extracting archives
· Search and extract InstallShield CAB files
· Limit the search based on file size or modified date
· Search for files containing a given text string and show a short excerpt from the file
· Search the version resource tables of files
· Search nested archives (e.g. Zip files inside other Zip files)
· Scan single directories or drives, single archives or all hard drives
· Search your Classpath for Java classes
· Open and extract IStorage files such as .CHM help files
· Provides find-in-files functionality for the OpenOffice suite
· Supports both Microsoft and InstallShield format CAB files
· ZipScan has a context-sensitive help system
· Automatic installation and uninstallation
· Pause and resume search
· Search Wizard for easy specification of searches
· Files found can be extracted from archives, opened or viewed in Notepad
· Output a list of all files found as text, comma-separated values or HTML
· Save and load search parameters so you can easily re-run searches
· Integrated with Windows Explorer
· Copy files to the clipboard or drag-drop them to an Explorer window
· Support for password-protected archives
· Includes a command-line interface
· ZipScan can search the new unlimited size 64-bit zip files that can be created in Winzip 9.0.