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LZH to ZIP converter, without the upload.

Turn LZH archives into ZIP. It is converted in your browser, so the file never leaves your device.

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How to convert LZH to ZIP

  1. Add your LZH archives

    Drop LZH (LHA) files onto the box above, or click it to choose them. ToAny reads the file's contents to detect the type, so a wrong extension does not matter.

  2. ZIP is already chosen

    Press Convert. There is nothing else to set. The work happens in this tab.

  3. Download

    Save the ZIP, or download everything as one ZIP if you converted several files.

Why ToAny

  • Private by construction

    The LZH to ZIP converter is part of this page and runs inside your browser. Your archives are never sent to ToAny or to anyone else.

  • No upload, no queue

    Nothing has to travel to a server and back, so the conversion starts the moment you press Convert, even on a slow connection.

  • Free, without an account

    No sign-up, no email address and no watermark. Add several files and download them together as a ZIP.

LZH to ZIP: what to expect

LZH is a retro format that current operating systems cannot open. ZIP opens on every computer and phone without extra software. LZH is at home in opening Japanese software and Amiga archives from the 1990s; ZIP is the usual choice for sending several files as one.

A password-protected archive is refused, since its contents cannot be read without the password. LZH files are read, not installed or mounted: every file inside is unpacked and repacked into the ZIP, so nothing of the system image or installer is run.

LZH vs ZIP

LZH

LHA archive

LHA, written by Haruyasu Yoshizaki as LHarc in 1988, was one of the most widely used archive formats in Japan and on the Amiga. Self-extracting LZH files circulated on bulletin boards in the 1990s. Current operating systems do not open it themselves.

Opens in 7-Zip, WinRAR and The Unarchiver; no built-in support on current systems

LZH converter
ZIP

ZIP archive

ZIP bundles files and folders into one compressed file. Every operating system can open it without installing anything, which makes it the safe choice for sharing.

Opens in Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS and Android without extra software

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LZH compared with ZIP
LZHLHA archiveZIPZIP archive
Stands forLHA / LZH archiveZIP
TypeCompressed archiveCompressed archive
CompressionLossless (LZSS and Huffman coding)Lossless (Deflate)
Introduced1988, by Haruyasu Yoshizaki1989, by Phil Katz (PKWARE)
Opens in7-Zip, WinRAR and The Unarchiver; no built-in support on current systemsWindows, macOS, Linux, iOS and Android without extra software
Best forOpening Japanese software and Amiga archives from the 1990sSending several files as one
File extension.lzh, .lha.zip

Questions

Are my archives uploaded anywhere?

No. The LZH to ZIP conversion runs inside your browser, on your own phone or computer. The file is not sent to ToAny or to anyone else.

Is anything lost when converting LZH to ZIP?

No. The files inside are repackaged unchanged.

Can I convert several LZH files at once?

Yes. Add as many as you like, convert them together and download each result or all of them as one ZIP.

How do I convert LZH to ZIP on Windows, Mac, iPhone or Android?

The steps are the same everywhere because ToAny runs in the web browser: open this page in a current version of Chrome, Edge, Safari or Firefox, add the LZH file, press Convert and save the ZIP. There is nothing to install.

Is there a file size limit?

Yes. An archive can be up to 500 MB, unpack to at most 1 GB and hold up to 50,000 files; beyond those limits the page says so. Beyond that the limit is your device's memory, since nothing is uploaded; a computer copes with large files better than a phone.