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Extract files.
Shrink the ZIP.

Native Rust extraction, straight to your folder.

Download for Windows See it work
Taper after a real reclaim operation: three extracted files, a ZIP reduced by 2.0 MB, and 22 bytes left in the source.
Verified files. A 22-byte ZIP.Windows 10/11, 64-bit.

Watch the ZIP get smaller.

One recorded test. Every file verified.

taper-demo.zip

22 B

Complete. All three files verified.

Files in your folder

3 of 3

  1. samples-02.binVerified
  2. samples-01.binVerified
  3. notes.txtVerified

3,145,728 B written directly.

Generated test. No browser extraction.

Inspect the recorded trace

Verify first. Reclaim second.

Write to your folder
Stream straight to the final folder, without staging.
Check, then flush
Verify CRC and flush output before removing source bytes.
Keep a checkpoint
Keep outputs and the recovery journal together to resume.

Reclaim permanently changes the ZIP, per complete file. Allow room for the next file. Windows manages filesystem caching.

Know what it opens.

Everyday archives, with a clear boundary for reclaim.

FormatExtractReclaim
ZIP / ZIP64YesYes
TARYesNo
TAR.GZ / TGZYesNo

Create ZIPs with Deflate compression. ZIP extraction supports Stored and Deflate.

RAR, 7z, encrypted and multipart archives are outside this release.

A little more breathing room.

Windows 10/11, x64. Taper 1.0.0.

Make yourself at home.

Install for your Windows account, with a Start menu entry and uninstaller.

Download installer 4.6 MB

Or keep it portable.

Unzip and run. No separate runtime and no installation required.

Download portable ZIP 3.9 MB
Taper’s actual reclaim setup, with the permanent source-change warning and required acknowledgement visible.

Installer is not code signed.

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