How to open a .DEB file online
No extra software to download or install.
Pick your .DEB file
Drag it in or click to choose it. We read its contents list first, so it opens right away without unpacking everything.
Browse what's inside
See every file with its size, how much it's compressed and its date, and search by name across all the folders.
Preview or download
Click a file to preview text or images, or save just that one. Need everything? Download it all as a single ZIP.
About .DEB files
What a .DEB file is, and what's inside it.
A DEB file is a software installer for Debian-based Linux systems such as Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Kali, and Raspberry Pi OS. To use it, run `sudo apt install ./package.deb` in a terminal, or double-click it to open the software center. On Windows or macOS you can only inspect its contents with 7-Zip, not install it. Because installation runs scripts as root, only install DEB files from sources you trust.
Programs that open .DEB files
| Full name | Debian Software Package |
|---|---|
| Developer | Debian Project (community); dpkg toolchain |
| First released | 1995 (the modern dpkg 'ar' .deb format; Debian itself dates to 1993) |
| Category | Archives |
| MIME type | application/vnd.debian.binary-package |
| Signature | 21 3C 61 72 63 68 3E 0A "!\n" - Unix ar archive header |
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Found something inside the archive? Open it here.
Do I have to unpack the whole .DEB file?
No. The viewer reads its table of contents first and only unpacks a file when you click it. That works even with multi-gigabyte archives, because we read just the bytes we need.
Can I open password-protected archives?
Yes, for ZIP (ZipCrypto and AES) and 7Z. You'll be asked for the password,. We can't recover forgotten passwords.
Is my .DEB file uploaded anywhere?
No. The code that unpacks the file is downloaded once and then reused.
Why does a .docx or .apk open as an archive?
Because they are ZIP archives under the hood. Office documents, Android apps, Java programs and EPUB books all use ZIP as their container.
What about split archives (.001, .z01, .part1.rar)?
Multi-part archives need all their parts. Today you can open the first part to see the file list; joining parts is on our roadmap.
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