Explorer & CLI
Windows Explorer shell integration for right-click archive operations, plus a comprehensive command-line interface for scripting and automation.
Shell Integration
Register Brutal Zip’s shell extension to add context menu entries in Windows Explorer:
- Extract here / Extract to folder
- Create archive / Add to existing
- Test archive integrity
- File properties
Archive files show a flyout with quick actions. Registration is managed from Settings or the CLI.
CLI Commands
| Command | Purpose |
|---|---|
--wizard | Launch interactive create/extract wizard |
--extract-here (-xh) | Extract to same folder as archive |
--extract-smart (-x) | Extract to auto-named folder |
--extract-to [dir] (-xto) | Extract to specified folder |
--extract-each | Extract each archive to separate folder |
--extract-to-desktop | Extract to desktop |
--create-quick [files...] | Quick archive creation |
--create-to [files...] | Create with destination dialog |
--create-each [files...] | Create separate archive per item |
--create-to-desktop [files...] | Create on desktop |
--create-aes [files...] | Create with AES-256 encryption |
--create-store [files...] | Create with Store (no compression) |
--add-to [archive] [files...] | Add to existing archive |
--test [archive] | Test archive integrity |
--repair [archive] | Repair corrupted archive |
--sfx [archive] | Build SFX executable |
--crack [archive] | Launch password cracker |
--comment [archive] | Edit archive comment |
--export-list [archive] | Export file listing |
--delete-zip | Delete archive after extraction |
CLI Examples
BrutalZip.exe --create-quick C:\MyFiles -o backup.zip
BrutalZip.exe --create-aes C:\Sensitive -o encrypted.zip
BrutalZip.exe --extract-to C:\Output archive.zip
BrutalZip.exe --test archive.zip
BrutalZip.exe --repair damaged.zip
BrutalZip.exe --sfx installer.zip
BrutalZip.exe --crack encrypted.zip
BrutalZip.exe --export-list archive.zip > listing.csv