DEB viewer
To open a DEB file, drop it in the box below. It opens straight away, even with no extension or the wrong one. Your browser opens it on your device: nothing is uploaded.
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Opened on this device, never uploadedDrop or paste another file at any time
What you see
| DEB in the viewer | |
|---|---|
| Facts | From the control file |
| Parts | debian-binary, control.tar and data.tar (gz, xz, zst or bz2) |
| Safety | Read from its headers only: nothing in it is run |
| Extensions | .deb, .udeb |
| Upload | None: opened on your device |
What is a DEB file?
In short
A .deb is a Debian or Ubuntu package: an AR archive with the package’s control files and the files it installs.
The package’s name, version, architecture, maintainer, dependencies and description, then its parts. Open data.tar to see every file it installs.
How to open a DEB file
- Add your DEB. Drop the file in the box, choose it or paste it.
- Look at it. The package’s name, version, architecture, maintainer, dependencies and description, then its parts. Open data.tar to see every file it installs.
- Take it further. Download any file from inside an archive, or open another file.
Questions
Drop it here and open data.tar inside it: every file and folder is listed.
No. The package is only read: its manifest and its list of files. Nothing in it runs, and nothing is uploaded.
No. The viewer runs in your browser and opens the file on your device. Nothing is sent anywhere.