diff --git a/cmd/all/all.go b/cmd/all/all.go
index 00bdbfa8b..0f2b94ce9 100644
--- a/cmd/all/all.go
+++ b/cmd/all/all.go
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ import (
 	// Active commands
 	_ "github.com/rclone/rclone/cmd"
 	_ "github.com/rclone/rclone/cmd/about"
+	_ "github.com/rclone/rclone/cmd/archive"
+	_ "github.com/rclone/rclone/cmd/archive/create"
+	_ "github.com/rclone/rclone/cmd/archive/extract"
+	_ "github.com/rclone/rclone/cmd/archive/list"
 	_ "github.com/rclone/rclone/cmd/authorize"
 	_ "github.com/rclone/rclone/cmd/backend"
 	_ "github.com/rclone/rclone/cmd/bisync"
diff --git a/cmd/archive/archive.go b/cmd/archive/archive.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..45a0b82c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/archive/archive.go
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+//go:build !plan9
+
+// Package archive implements 'rclone archive'.
+package archive
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+
+	"github.com/rclone/rclone/cmd"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+)
+
+func init() {
+	cmd.Root.AddCommand(Command)
+}
+
+// Command - archive command
+var Command = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:   "archive <action> [opts] <source> [<destination>]",
+	Short: `Perform an action on an archive.`,
+	Long: `Perform an action on an archive. Requires the use of a
+subcommand to specify the protocol, e.g.
+
+    rclone archive list remote:file.zip
+
+Each subcommand has its own options which you can see in their help.
+
+See [rclone archive create](/commands/rclone_archive_create/) for the
+archive formats supported.
+`,
+	Annotations: map[string]string{
+		"versionIntroduced": "v1.72",
+	},
+	RunE: func(command *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+		if len(args) == 0 {
+			return errors.New("archive requires an action, e.g. 'rclone archive list remote:'")
+		}
+		return errors.New("unknown action")
+	},
+}
diff --git a/cmd/archive/archive_test.go b/cmd/archive/archive_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e9678afef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/archive/archive_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,188 @@
+package archive_test
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/mholt/archives"
+	_ "github.com/rclone/rclone/backend/local"
+	_ "github.com/rclone/rclone/backend/memory"
+	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs"
+	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs/operations"
+	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fstest"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+
+	"github.com/rclone/rclone/cmd/archive/create"
+	"github.com/rclone/rclone/cmd/archive/extract"
+	"github.com/rclone/rclone/cmd/archive/list"
+)
+
+var (
+	t1 = fstest.Time("2017-02-03T04:05:06.499999999Z")
+)
+
+// TestMain drives the tests
+func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
+	fstest.TestMain(m)
+}
+
+func TestCheckValidDestination(t *testing.T) {
+	var err error
+
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	r := fstest.NewRun(t)
+
+	// create file
+	r.WriteObject(ctx, "file1.txt", "111", t1)
+
+	// test checkValidDestination when file exists
+	err = create.CheckValidDestination(ctx, r.Fremote, "file1.txt")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// test checkValidDestination when file does not exist
+	err = create.CheckValidDestination(ctx, r.Fremote, "file2.txt")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// test checkValidDestination when dest is a directory
+	if r.Fremote.Features().CanHaveEmptyDirectories {
+		err = create.CheckValidDestination(ctx, r.Fremote, "")
+		require.ErrorIs(t, err, fs.ErrorIsDir)
+	}
+
+	// test checkValidDestination when dest does not exists
+	err = create.CheckValidDestination(ctx, r.Fremote, "dir/file.txt")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+}
+
+// test archiving to the remote
+func testArchiveRemote(t *testing.T, fromLocal bool, subDir string, extension string) {
+	var err error
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	r := fstest.NewRun(t)
+	var src, dst fs.Fs
+	var f1, f2, f3 fstest.Item
+
+	// create files to archive on src
+	if fromLocal {
+		// create files to archive on local
+		src = r.Flocal
+		dst = r.Fremote
+		f1 = r.WriteFile("file1.txt", "content 1", t1)
+		f2 = r.WriteFile("dir1/sub1.txt", "sub content 1", t1)
+		f3 = r.WriteFile("dir2/sub2a.txt", "sub content 2a", t1)
+	} else {
+		// create files to archive on remote
+		src = r.Fremote
+		dst = r.Flocal
+		f1 = r.WriteObject(ctx, "file1.txt", "content 1", t1)
+		f2 = r.WriteObject(ctx, "dir1/sub1.txt", "sub content 1", t1)
+		f3 = r.WriteObject(ctx, "dir2/sub2a.txt", "sub content 2a", t1)
+	}
+	fstest.CheckItems(t, src, f1, f2, f3)
+
+	// create archive on dst
+	archiveName := "test." + extension
+	err = create.ArchiveCreate(ctx, dst, archiveName, src, "", "")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// list archive on dst
+	expected := map[string]int64{
+		"file1.txt":      9,
+		"dir1/":          0,
+		"dir1/sub1.txt":  13,
+		"dir2/":          0,
+		"dir2/sub2a.txt": 14,
+	}
+	listFile := func(ctx context.Context, f archives.FileInfo) error {
+		name := f.NameInArchive
+		gotSize := f.Size()
+		if f.IsDir() && !strings.HasSuffix(name, "/") {
+			name += "/"
+			gotSize = 0
+		}
+		wantSize, found := expected[name]
+		assert.True(t, found, name)
+		assert.Equal(t, wantSize, gotSize)
+		delete(expected, name)
+		return nil
+	}
+	err = list.ArchiveList(ctx, dst, archiveName, listFile)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, 0, len(expected), expected)
+
+	// clear the src
+	require.NoError(t, operations.Purge(ctx, src, ""))
+	require.NoError(t, src.Mkdir(ctx, ""))
+	fstest.CheckItems(t, src)
+
+	// extract dst archive back to src
+	err = extract.ArchiveExtract(ctx, src, subDir, dst, archiveName)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// check files on src are restored from the archive on dst
+	items := []fstest.Item{f1, f2, f3}
+	if subDir != "" {
+		for i := range items {
+			item := &items[i]
+			item.Path = subDir + "/" + item.Path
+		}
+	}
+	fstest.CheckListingWithPrecision(t, src, items, nil, fs.ModTimeNotSupported)
+}
+
+func testArchive(t *testing.T) {
+	var extensions = []string{
+		"zip",
+		"tar",
+		"tar.gz",
+		"tar.bz2",
+		"tar.lz",
+		"tar.lz4",
+		"tar.xz",
+		"tar.zst",
+		"tar.br",
+		"tar.sz",
+		"tar.mz",
+	}
+	for _, extension := range extensions {
+		t.Run(extension, func(t *testing.T) {
+			for _, subDir := range []string{"", "subdir"} {
+				name := subDir
+				if name == "" {
+					name = "root"
+				}
+				t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {
+					t.Run("local", func(t *testing.T) {
+						testArchiveRemote(t, true, name, extension)
+					})
+					t.Run("remote", func(t *testing.T) {
+						testArchiveRemote(t, false, name, extension)
+					})
+				})
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestIntegration(t *testing.T) {
+	testArchive(t)
+}
+
+func TestMemory(t *testing.T) {
+	if *fstest.RemoteName != "" {
+		t.Skip("skipping as -remote is set")
+	}
+
+	// Reset -remote to point to :memory:
+	oldFstestRemoteName := fstest.RemoteName
+	remoteName := ":memory:"
+	fstest.RemoteName = &remoteName
+	defer func() {
+		fstest.RemoteName = oldFstestRemoteName
+	}()
+	fstest.ResetRun()
+
+	testArchive(t)
+}
diff --git a/cmd/archive/archive_unsupported.go b/cmd/archive/archive_unsupported.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f3aff28fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/archive/archive_unsupported.go
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+// Build  for unsupported platforms to stop go complaining
+// about "no buildable Go source files "
+
+//go:build plan9
+
+// Package archive implements 'rclone archive'.
+package archive
diff --git a/cmd/archive/create/create.go b/cmd/archive/create/create.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c982951d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/archive/create/create.go
@@ -0,0 +1,388 @@
+//go:build !plan9
+
+// Package create implements 'rclone archive create'.
+package create
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"os"
+	"path"
+	"sort"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/mholt/archives"
+	"github.com/rclone/rclone/cmd"
+	"github.com/rclone/rclone/cmd/archive"
+	"github.com/rclone/rclone/cmd/archive/files"
+	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs"
+	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs/config/flags"
+	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs/filter"
+	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs/operations"
+	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs/walk"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+)
+
+var (
+	fullPath = false
+	prefix   = ""
+	format   = ""
+)
+
+func init() {
+	flagSet := Command.Flags()
+	flags.BoolVarP(flagSet, &fullPath, "full-path", "", fullPath, "Set prefix for files in archive to source path", "")
+	flags.StringVarP(flagSet, &prefix, "prefix", "", prefix, "Set prefix for files in archive to entered value or source path", "")
+	flags.StringVarP(flagSet, &format, "format", "", format, "Create the archive with format or guess from extension.", "")
+	archive.Command.AddCommand(Command)
+}
+
+// Command - create
+var Command = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:   "create [flags] <source> [<destination>]",
+	Short: `Archive source file(s) to destination.`,
+	// Warning! "!" will be replaced by backticks below
+	Long: strings.ReplaceAll(`
+Creates an archive from the files in source:path and saves the archive to
+dest:path. If dest:path is missing, it will write to the console.
+
+The valid formats for the !--format! flag are listed below. If
+!--format! is not set rclone will guess it from the extension of dest:path.
+
+| Format | Extensions |
+|:-------|:-----------|
+| zip    | .zip       |
+| tar    | .tar       |
+| tar.gz | .tar.gz, .tgz, .taz |
+| tar.bz2| .tar.bz2, .tb2, .tbz, .tbz2, .tz2 |
+| tar.lz | .tar.lz    |
+| tar.lz4| .tar.lz4   |
+| tar.xz | .tar.xz, .txz |
+| tar.zst| .tar.zst, .tzst |
+| tar.br | .tar.br    |
+| tar.sz | .tar.sz    |
+| tar.mz | .tar.mz    |
+
+The !--prefix! and !--full-path! flags control the prefix for the files
+in the archive.
+
+If the flag !--full-path! is set then the files will have the full source
+path as the prefix.
+
+If the flag !--prefix=<value>! is set then the files will have
+!<value>! as prefix. It's possible to create invalid file names with
+!--prefix=<value>! so use with caution. Flag !--prefix! has
+priority over !--full-path!.
+
+Given a directory !/sourcedir! with the following:
+
+    file1.txt
+    dir1/file2.txt
+
+Running the command !rclone archive create /sourcedir /dest.tar.gz!
+will make an archive with the contents:
+
+    file1.txt
+    dir1/
+    dir1/file2.txt
+
+Running the command !rclone archive create --full-path /sourcedir /dest.tar.gz!
+will make an archive with the contents:
+
+    sourcedir/file1.txt
+    sourcedir/dir1/
+    sourcedir/dir1/file2.txt
+
+Running the command !rclone archive create --prefix=my_new_path /sourcedir /dest.tar.gz!
+will make an archive with the contents:
+
+    my_new_path/file1.txt
+    my_new_path/dir1/
+    my_new_path/dir1/file2.txt
+`, "!", "`"),
+	Annotations: map[string]string{
+		"versionIntroduced": "v1.72",
+	},
+	RunE: func(command *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+		var src, dst fs.Fs
+		var dstFile string
+		if len(args) == 1 { // source only, archive to stdout
+			src = cmd.NewFsSrc(args)
+		} else if len(args) == 2 {
+			src = cmd.NewFsSrc(args)
+			dst, dstFile = cmd.NewFsDstFile(args[1:2])
+		} else {
+			cmd.CheckArgs(1, 2, command, args)
+		}
+		cmd.Run(false, false, command, func() error {
+			fmt.Printf("dst=%v, dstFile=%q, src=%v, format=%q, prefix=%q\n", dst, dstFile, src, format, prefix)
+			if prefix != "" {
+				return ArchiveCreate(context.Background(), dst, dstFile, src, format, prefix)
+			} else if fullPath {
+				return ArchiveCreate(context.Background(), dst, dstFile, src, format, src.Root())
+			}
+			return ArchiveCreate(context.Background(), dst, dstFile, src, format, "")
+		})
+		return nil
+	},
+}
+
+// Globals
+var (
+	archiveFormats = map[string]archives.CompressedArchive{
+		"zip": archives.CompressedArchive{
+			Archival: archives.Zip{ContinueOnError: true},
+		},
+		"tar": archives.CompressedArchive{
+			Archival: archives.Tar{ContinueOnError: true},
+		},
+		"tar.gz": archives.CompressedArchive{
+			Compression: archives.Gz{},
+			Archival:    archives.Tar{ContinueOnError: true},
+		},
+		"tar.bz2": archives.CompressedArchive{
+			Compression: archives.Bz2{},
+			Archival:    archives.Tar{ContinueOnError: true},
+		},
+		"tar.lz": archives.CompressedArchive{
+			Compression: archives.Lzip{},
+			Archival:    archives.Tar{ContinueOnError: true},
+		},
+		"tar.lz4": archives.CompressedArchive{
+			Compression: archives.Lz4{},
+			Archival:    archives.Tar{ContinueOnError: true},
+		},
+		"tar.xz": archives.CompressedArchive{
+			Compression: archives.Xz{},
+			Archival:    archives.Tar{ContinueOnError: true},
+		},
+		"tar.zst": archives.CompressedArchive{
+			Compression: archives.Zstd{},
+			Archival:    archives.Tar{ContinueOnError: true},
+		},
+		"tar.br": archives.CompressedArchive{
+			Compression: archives.Brotli{},
+			Archival:    archives.Tar{ContinueOnError: true},
+		},
+		"tar.sz": archives.CompressedArchive{
+			Compression: archives.Sz{},
+			Archival:    archives.Tar{ContinueOnError: true},
+		},
+		"tar.mz": archives.CompressedArchive{
+			Compression: archives.MinLZ{},
+			Archival:    archives.Tar{ContinueOnError: true},
+		},
+	}
+	archiveExtensions = map[string]string{
+		// zip
+		"*.zip": "zip",
+		// tar
+		"*.tar": "tar",
+		// tar.gz
+		"*.tar.gz": "tar.gz",
+		"*.tgz":    "tar.gz",
+		"*.taz":    "tar.gz",
+		// tar.bz2
+		"*.tar.bz2": "tar.bz2",
+		"*.tb2":     "tar.bz2",
+		"*.tbz":     "tar.bz2",
+		"*.tbz2":    "tar.bz2",
+		"*.tz2":     "tar.bz2",
+		// tar.lz
+		"*.tar.lz": "tar.lz",
+		// tar.lz4
+		"*.tar.lz4": "tar.lz4",
+		// tar.xz
+		"*.tar.xz": "tar.xz",
+		"*.txz":    "tar.xz",
+		// tar.zst
+		"*.tar.zst": "tar.zst",
+		"*.tzst":    "tar.zst",
+		// tar.br
+		"*.tar.br": "tar.br",
+		// tar.sz
+		"*.tar.sz": "tar.sz",
+		// tar.mz
+		"*.tar.mz": "tar.mz",
+	}
+)
+
+// sorted FileInfo list
+
+type archivesFileInfoList []archives.FileInfo
+
+func (a archivesFileInfoList) Len() int {
+	return len(a)
+}
+
+func (a archivesFileInfoList) Less(i, j int) bool {
+	if a[i].FileInfo.IsDir() == a[j].FileInfo.IsDir() {
+		// both are same type, order by name
+		return strings.Compare(a[i].NameInArchive, a[j].NameInArchive) < 0
+	} else if a[i].FileInfo.IsDir() {
+		return strings.Compare(strings.TrimSuffix(a[i].NameInArchive, "/"), path.Dir(a[j].NameInArchive)) < 0
+	}
+	return strings.Compare(path.Dir(a[i].NameInArchive), strings.TrimSuffix(a[j].NameInArchive, "/")) < 0
+}
+
+func (a archivesFileInfoList) Swap(i, j int) {
+	a[i], a[j] = a[j], a[i]
+}
+
+func getCompressor(format string, filename string) (archives.CompressedArchive, error) {
+	var compressor archives.CompressedArchive
+	var found bool
+	// make filename lowercase for checks
+	filename = strings.ToLower(filename)
+
+	if format == "" {
+		// format flag not set, get format from the file extension
+		for pattern, formatName := range archiveExtensions {
+			ok, err := path.Match(pattern, filename)
+			if err != nil {
+				// error in pattern
+				return archives.CompressedArchive{}, fmt.Errorf("invalid extension pattern '%s'", pattern)
+			} else if ok {
+				// pattern matches filename, get compressor
+				compressor, found = archiveFormats[formatName]
+				break
+			}
+		}
+	} else {
+		// format flag set, look for it
+		compressor, found = archiveFormats[format]
+	}
+
+	if found {
+		return compressor, nil
+	} else if format == "" {
+		return archives.CompressedArchive{}, fmt.Errorf("format not set and can't be guessed from extension")
+	}
+	return archives.CompressedArchive{}, fmt.Errorf("invalid format '%s'", format)
+}
+
+// CheckValidDestination - takes (dst, dstFile) and checks it is valid
+func CheckValidDestination(ctx context.Context, dst fs.Fs, dstFile string) error {
+	var err error
+
+	// check if dst + dstFile is a file
+	_, err = dst.NewObject(ctx, dstFile)
+	if err == nil {
+		// (dst, dstFile) is a valid file we can overwrite
+		return nil
+	} else if errors.Is(err, fs.ErrorIsDir) {
+		// dst is a directory
+		return fmt.Errorf("destination must not be a directory: %w", err)
+	} else if !errors.Is(err, fs.ErrorObjectNotFound) {
+		// dst is a directory (we need a filename) or some other error happened
+		// not good, leave
+		return fmt.Errorf("error reading destination: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// if we are here dst points to a non existent path
+	return nil
+}
+
+func loadMetadata(ctx context.Context, o fs.DirEntry) fs.Metadata {
+	meta, err := fs.GetMetadata(ctx, o)
+	if err != nil {
+		meta = make(fs.Metadata, 0)
+	}
+	return meta
+}
+
+// ArchiveCreate - compresses/archive source to destination
+func ArchiveCreate(ctx context.Context, dst fs.Fs, dstFile string, src fs.Fs, format string, prefix string) error {
+	var err error
+	var list archivesFileInfoList
+	var compArchive archives.CompressedArchive
+	var totalLength int64
+
+	// check id dst is valid
+	err = CheckValidDestination(ctx, dst, dstFile)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	ci := fs.GetConfig(ctx)
+	fi := filter.GetConfig(ctx)
+	// get archive format
+	compArchive, err = getCompressor(format, dstFile)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	// get source files
+	err = walk.ListR(ctx, src, "", false, ci.MaxDepth, walk.ListAll, func(entries fs.DirEntries) error {
+		// get directories
+		entries.ForDir(func(o fs.Directory) {
+			var metadata fs.Metadata
+			if ci.Metadata {
+				metadata = loadMetadata(ctx, o)
+			}
+			if fi.Include(o.Remote(), o.Size(), o.ModTime(ctx), metadata) {
+				info := files.NewArchiveFileInfo(ctx, o, prefix, metadata)
+				list = append(list, info)
+			}
+		})
+		// get files
+		entries.ForObject(func(o fs.Object) {
+			var metadata fs.Metadata
+			if ci.Metadata {
+				metadata = loadMetadata(ctx, o)
+			}
+			if fi.Include(o.Remote(), o.Size(), o.ModTime(ctx), metadata) {
+				info := files.NewArchiveFileInfo(ctx, o, prefix, metadata)
+				list = append(list, info)
+				totalLength += o.Size()
+			}
+		})
+		return nil
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	} else if list.Len() == 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("no files found in source")
+	}
+	sort.Stable(list)
+	// create archive
+	if ci.DryRun {
+		// write nowhere
+		counter := files.NewCountWriter(nil)
+		err = compArchive.Archive(ctx, counter, list)
+		// log totals
+		fs.Infof(nil, "Total files added %d", list.Len())
+		fs.Infof(nil, "Total bytes read %d", totalLength)
+		fs.Infof(nil, "Compressed file size %d", counter.Count())
+
+		return err
+	} else if dst == nil {
+		// write to stdout
+		counter := files.NewCountWriter(os.Stdout)
+		err = compArchive.Archive(ctx, counter, list)
+		// log totals
+		fs.Infof(nil, "Total files added %d", list.Len())
+		fs.Infof(nil, "Total bytes read %d", totalLength)
+		fs.Infof(nil, "Compressed file size %d", counter.Count())
+
+		return err
+	}
+	// write to remote
+	pipeReader, pipeWriter := io.Pipe()
+	// write to pipewriter in background
+	counter := files.NewCountWriter(pipeWriter)
+	go func() {
+		err := compArchive.Archive(ctx, counter, list)
+		pipeWriter.CloseWithError(err)
+	}()
+	// rcat to remote from pipereader
+	_, err = operations.Rcat(ctx, dst, dstFile, pipeReader, time.Now(), nil)
+	// log totals
+	fs.Infof(nil, "Total files added %d", list.Len())
+	fs.Infof(nil, "Total bytes read %d", totalLength)
+	fs.Infof(nil, "Compressed file size %d", counter.Count())
+
+	return err
+}
diff --git a/cmd/archive/create/create_unsupported.go b/cmd/archive/create/create_unsupported.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..999733e65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/archive/create/create_unsupported.go
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+// Build  for unsupported platforms to stop go complaining
+// about "no buildable Go source files "
+
+//go:build plan9
+
+// Package archive implements 'rclone archive create'.
+package create
diff --git a/cmd/archive/extract/extract.go b/cmd/archive/extract/extract.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..852a2fca6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/archive/extract/extract.go
@@ -0,0 +1,191 @@
+//go:build !plan9
+
+// Package extract implements 'rclone archive extract'
+package extract
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"path"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/mholt/archives"
+	"github.com/rclone/rclone/cmd"
+	"github.com/rclone/rclone/cmd/archive"
+	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs"
+	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs/accounting"
+	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs/filter"
+	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs/operations"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+)
+
+func init() {
+	archive.Command.AddCommand(Command)
+}
+
+// Command - extract
+var Command = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:   "extract [flags] <source> <destination>",
+	Short: `Extract archives from source to destination.`,
+	Long: strings.ReplaceAll(`
+
+Extract the archive contents to a destination directory auto detecting
+the format. See [rclone archive create](/commands/rclone_archive_create/)
+for the archive formats supported.
+
+For example on this archive:
+
+|||
+$ rclone archive list --long remote:archive.zip
+        6 2025-10-30 09:46:23.000000000 file.txt
+        0 2025-10-30 09:46:57.000000000 dir/
+        4 2025-10-30 09:46:57.000000000 dir/bye.txt
+|||
+
+You can run extract like this
+
+|||
+$ rclone archive extract remote:archive.zip remote:extracted
+|||
+
+Which gives this result
+
+|||
+$ rclone tree remote:extracted
+/
+├── dir
+│   └── bye.txt
+└── file.txt
+|||
+
+The source or destination or both can be local or remote.
+
+Filters can be used to only extract certain files:
+
+|||
+$ rclone archive extract archive.zip partial --include "bye.*"
+$ rclone tree partial
+/
+└── dir
+    └── bye.txt
+|||
+
+The [archive backend](/archive/) can also be used to extract files. It
+can be used to read only mount archives also but it supports a
+different set of archive formats to the archive commands.
+`, "|", "`"),
+	Annotations: map[string]string{
+		"versionIntroduced": "v1.72",
+	},
+	RunE: func(command *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+		cmd.CheckArgs(2, 2, command, args)
+
+		src, srcFile := cmd.NewFsFile(args[0])
+		dst, dstFile := cmd.NewFsFile(args[1])
+
+		cmd.Run(false, false, command, func() error {
+			return ArchiveExtract(context.Background(), dst, dstFile, src, srcFile)
+		})
+		return nil
+	},
+}
+
+// ArchiveExtract extracts files from (src, srcFile) to (dst, dstDir)
+func ArchiveExtract(ctx context.Context, dst fs.Fs, dstDir string, src fs.Fs, srcFile string) error {
+	var srcObj fs.Object
+	var filesExtracted = 0
+	var err error
+
+	fi := filter.GetConfig(ctx)
+	ci := fs.GetConfig(ctx)
+	// get source object
+	srcObj, err = src.NewObject(ctx, srcFile)
+	fs.Debugf(nil, "srcFile: %q, src : %v", srcFile, src)
+	if errors.Is(err, fs.ErrorIsDir) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("source can't be a directory: %w", err)
+	} else if errors.Is(err, fs.ErrorObjectNotFound) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("source not found: %w", err)
+	} else if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to access source: %w", err)
+	}
+	fs.Debugf(nil, "Source archive file: %s/%s", src.Root(), srcFile)
+	// Create destination directory
+	err = dst.Mkdir(ctx, dstDir)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to access destination: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	fs.Debugf(dst, "Destination for extracted files: %q", dstDir)
+	// start accounting
+	tr := accounting.Stats(ctx).NewTransfer(srcObj, nil)
+	defer tr.Done(ctx, err)
+	// open source
+	var options []fs.OpenOption
+	for _, option := range fs.GetConfig(ctx).DownloadHeaders {
+		options = append(options, option)
+	}
+	in0, err := operations.Open(ctx, srcObj, options...)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to open file %s: %w", srcFile, err)
+	}
+	// account and buffer the transfer
+	// in = tr.Account(ctx, in).WithBuffer()
+	in := tr.Account(ctx, in0)
+	// identify format
+	format, _, err := archives.Identify(ctx, "", in)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to open check file type: %w", err)
+	}
+	fs.Debugf(nil, "Extract %s/%s, format %s to %s", src.Root(), srcFile, strings.TrimPrefix(format.Extension(), "."), dst.Root())
+
+	// check if extract is supported by format
+	ex, isExtract := format.(archives.Extraction)
+	if !isExtract {
+		return fmt.Errorf("extraction for %s not supported", strings.TrimPrefix(format.Extension(), "."))
+	}
+	// extract files
+	err = ex.Extract(ctx, in, func(ctx context.Context, f archives.FileInfo) error {
+		remote := f.NameInArchive
+		if dstDir != "" {
+			remote = path.Join(dstDir, remote)
+		}
+		// check if file should be extracted
+		if !fi.Include(remote, f.Size(), f.ModTime(), fs.Metadata{}) {
+			return nil
+		}
+		// process directory
+		if f.IsDir() {
+			// directory
+			fs.Debugf(nil, "mkdir %s", remote)
+			// leave if --dry-run set
+			if ci.DryRun {
+				return nil
+			}
+			// create the directory
+			return operations.Mkdir(ctx, dst, remote)
+		}
+		// process file
+		fs.Debugf(nil, "Extract %s", remote)
+		// leave if --dry-run set
+		if ci.DryRun {
+			filesExtracted++
+			return nil
+		}
+		// open file
+		fin, err := f.Open()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		// extract the file to destination
+		_, err = operations.Rcat(ctx, dst, remote, fin, f.ModTime(), nil)
+		if err == nil {
+			filesExtracted++
+		}
+		return err
+	})
+
+	fs.Infof(nil, "Total files extracted %d", filesExtracted)
+
+	return err
+}
diff --git a/cmd/archive/extract/extract_unsupported.go b/cmd/archive/extract/extract_unsupported.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cb95e4cdc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/archive/extract/extract_unsupported.go
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+// Build  for unsupported platforms to stop go complaining
+// about "no buildable Go source files "
+
+//go:build plan9
+
+// Package archive implements 'rclone archive extract'.
+package extract
diff --git a/cmd/archive/files/countwriter.go b/cmd/archive/files/countwriter.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1df580cbd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/archive/files/countwriter.go
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+package files
+
+import (
+	"io"
+	"sync/atomic"
+)
+
+// CountWriter counts bytes written through it.
+// It is safe for concurrent Count/Reset; Write is as safe as the wrapped Writer.
+type CountWriter struct {
+	w     io.Writer
+	count atomic.Uint64
+}
+
+// NewCountWriter wraps w (use nil if you want to drop data).
+func NewCountWriter(w io.Writer) *CountWriter {
+	if w == nil {
+		w = io.Discard
+	}
+	return &CountWriter{w: w}
+}
+
+func (cw *CountWriter) Write(p []byte) (int, error) {
+	n, err := cw.w.Write(p)
+	if n > 0 {
+		cw.count.Add(uint64(n))
+	}
+	return n, err
+}
+
+// Count returns the total bytes written.
+func (cw *CountWriter) Count() uint64 {
+	return cw.count.Load()
+}
diff --git a/cmd/archive/files/countwriter_test.go b/cmd/archive/files/countwriter_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3168960e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/archive/files/countwriter_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+package files
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"io"
+	"sync"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+type stubWriter struct {
+	n   int
+	err error
+}
+
+func (s stubWriter) Write(p []byte) (int, error) {
+	if s.n > len(p) {
+		return len(p), s.err
+	}
+	return s.n, s.err
+}
+
+func TestCountWriter(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	t.Run("initial count is zero", func(t *testing.T) {
+		cw := NewCountWriter(io.Discard)
+		require.Equal(t, uint64(0), cw.Count())
+	})
+
+	t.Run("counts bytes with real writes", func(t *testing.T) {
+		cw := NewCountWriter(io.Discard)
+		n, err := cw.Write([]byte("abcd"))
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Equal(t, 4, n)
+		assert.Equal(t, uint64(4), cw.Count())
+
+		n, err = cw.Write([]byte("xyz"))
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Equal(t, 3, n)
+		assert.Equal(t, uint64(7), cw.Count())
+	})
+
+	t.Run("nil writer uses io.Discard", func(t *testing.T) {
+		cw := NewCountWriter(nil)
+		n, err := cw.Write([]byte("ok"))
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Equal(t, 2, n)
+		assert.Equal(t, uint64(2), cw.Count())
+	})
+
+	t.Run("zero-length write does not change count", func(t *testing.T) {
+		cw := NewCountWriter(io.Discard)
+		n, err := cw.Write(nil)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Equal(t, 0, n)
+		assert.Equal(t, uint64(0), cw.Count())
+	})
+
+	t.Run("partial write with error counts n and returns error", func(t *testing.T) {
+		s := stubWriter{n: 3, err: errors.New("boom")}
+		cw := NewCountWriter(s)
+		n, err := cw.Write([]byte("abcdef"))
+		require.Error(t, err)
+		require.Equal(t, 3, n)
+		assert.Equal(t, uint64(3), cw.Count())
+	})
+
+	t.Run("short successful write counts returned n", func(t *testing.T) {
+		s := stubWriter{n: 1}
+		cw := NewCountWriter(s)
+		n, err := cw.Write([]byte("hi"))
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Equal(t, 1, n)
+		assert.Equal(t, uint64(1), cw.Count())
+	})
+}
+
+func TestCountWriterConcurrent(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	const (
+		goroutines = 32
+		loops      = 200
+		chunkSize  = 64
+	)
+	data := make([]byte, chunkSize)
+
+	cw := NewCountWriter(io.Discard)
+
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+	wg.Add(goroutines)
+	for g := 0; g < goroutines; g++ {
+		go func() {
+			defer wg.Done()
+			for i := 0; i < loops; i++ {
+				n, err := cw.Write(data)
+				assert.NoError(t, err)
+				assert.Equal(t, chunkSize, n)
+			}
+		}()
+	}
+	wg.Wait()
+
+	want := uint64(goroutines * loops * chunkSize)
+	assert.Equal(t, want, cw.Count())
+}
diff --git a/cmd/archive/files/files.go b/cmd/archive/files/files.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f1c52d0c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/archive/files/files.go
@@ -0,0 +1,235 @@
+// Package files implements io/fs objects
+package files
+
+import (
+	"archive/tar"
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	stdfs "io/fs"
+	"path"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/mholt/archives"
+	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs"
+	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs/accounting"
+	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs/operations"
+)
+
+// fill tar.Header with metadata if available (too bad username/groupname is not available)
+func metadataToHeader(metadata fs.Metadata, header *tar.Header) {
+	var val string
+	var ok bool
+	var err error
+	var mode, uid, gid int64
+	var atime, ctime time.Time
+	var uname, gname string
+	// check if metadata is valid
+	if metadata != nil {
+		// mode
+		val, ok = metadata["mode"]
+		if !ok {
+			mode = 0644
+		} else {
+			mode, err = strconv.ParseInt(val, 8, 64)
+			if err != nil {
+				mode = 0664
+			}
+		}
+		// uid
+		val, ok = metadata["uid"]
+		if !ok {
+			uid = 0
+		} else {
+			uid, err = strconv.ParseInt(val, 10, 32)
+			if err != nil {
+				uid = 0
+			}
+		}
+		// gid
+		val, ok = metadata["gid"]
+		if !ok {
+			gid = 0
+		} else {
+			gid, err = strconv.ParseInt(val, 10, 32)
+			if err != nil {
+				gid = 0
+			}
+		}
+		// access time
+		val, ok := metadata["atime"]
+		if !ok {
+			atime = time.Unix(0, 0)
+		} else {
+			atime, err = time.Parse(time.RFC3339Nano, val)
+			if err != nil {
+				atime = time.Unix(0, 0)
+			}
+		}
+		// set uname/gname
+		if uid == 0 {
+			uname = "root"
+		} else {
+			uname = strconv.FormatInt(uid, 10)
+		}
+		if gid == 0 {
+			gname = "root"
+		} else {
+			gname = strconv.FormatInt(gid, 10)
+		}
+	} else {
+		mode = 0644
+		uid = 0
+		gid = 0
+		uname = "root"
+		gname = "root"
+		atime = header.ModTime
+		ctime = header.ModTime
+	}
+	// set values
+	header.Mode = mode
+	header.Uid = int(uid)
+	header.Gid = int(gid)
+	header.Uname = uname
+	header.Gname = gname
+	header.AccessTime = atime
+	header.ChangeTime = ctime
+}
+
+// structs for fs.FileInfo,fs.File,SeekableFile
+
+type fileInfoImpl struct {
+	header *tar.Header
+}
+
+type fileImpl struct {
+	entry    stdfs.FileInfo
+	ctx      context.Context
+	reader   io.ReadSeekCloser
+	transfer *accounting.Transfer
+	err      error
+}
+
+func newFileInfo(ctx context.Context, entry fs.DirEntry, prefix string, metadata fs.Metadata) stdfs.FileInfo {
+	var fi = new(fileInfoImpl)
+
+	fi.header = new(tar.Header)
+	if prefix != "" {
+		fi.header.Name = path.Join(strings.TrimPrefix(prefix, "/"), entry.Remote())
+	} else {
+		fi.header.Name = entry.Remote()
+	}
+	fi.header.Size = entry.Size()
+	fi.header.ModTime = entry.ModTime(ctx)
+	// set metadata
+	metadataToHeader(metadata, fi.header)
+	// flag if directory
+	_, isDir := entry.(fs.Directory)
+	if isDir {
+		fi.header.Mode = int64(stdfs.ModeDir) | fi.header.Mode
+	}
+
+	return fi
+}
+
+func (a *fileInfoImpl) Name() string {
+	return a.header.Name
+}
+
+func (a *fileInfoImpl) Size() int64 {
+	return a.header.Size
+}
+
+func (a *fileInfoImpl) Mode() stdfs.FileMode {
+	return stdfs.FileMode(a.header.Mode)
+}
+
+func (a *fileInfoImpl) ModTime() time.Time {
+	return a.header.ModTime
+}
+
+func (a *fileInfoImpl) IsDir() bool {
+	return (a.header.Mode & int64(stdfs.ModeDir)) != 0
+}
+
+func (a *fileInfoImpl) Sys() any {
+	return a.header
+}
+
+func (a *fileInfoImpl) String() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("Name=%v Size=%v IsDir=%v UID=%v GID=%v", a.Name(), a.Size(), a.IsDir(), a.header.Uid, a.header.Gid)
+}
+
+// create a fs.File compatible struct
+func newFile(ctx context.Context, obj fs.Object, fi stdfs.FileInfo) (stdfs.File, error) {
+	var f = new(fileImpl)
+	// create stdfs.File
+	f.entry = fi
+	f.ctx = ctx
+	f.err = nil
+	// create transfer
+	f.transfer = accounting.Stats(ctx).NewTransfer(obj, nil)
+	// get open options
+	var options []fs.OpenOption
+	for _, option := range fs.GetConfig(ctx).DownloadHeaders {
+		options = append(options, option)
+	}
+	// open file
+	f.reader, f.err = operations.Open(ctx, obj, options...)
+	if f.err != nil {
+		defer f.transfer.Done(ctx, f.err)
+		return nil, f.err
+	}
+	// Account the transfer
+	f.reader = f.transfer.Account(ctx, f.reader)
+
+	return f, f.err
+}
+
+func (a *fileImpl) Stat() (stdfs.FileInfo, error) {
+	return a.entry, nil
+}
+
+func (a *fileImpl) Read(data []byte) (int, error) {
+	if a.reader == nil {
+		a.err = fmt.Errorf("file %s not open", a.entry.Name())
+		return 0, a.err
+	}
+	i, err := a.reader.Read(data)
+	a.err = err
+	return i, a.err
+}
+
+func (a *fileImpl) Close() error {
+	// close file
+	if a.reader == nil {
+		a.err = fmt.Errorf("file %s not open", a.entry.Name())
+	} else {
+		a.err = a.reader.Close()
+	}
+	// close transfer
+	a.transfer.Done(a.ctx, a.err)
+
+	return a.err
+}
+
+// NewArchiveFileInfo will take a fs.DirEntry and return a archives.Fileinfo
+func NewArchiveFileInfo(ctx context.Context, entry fs.DirEntry, prefix string, metadata fs.Metadata) archives.FileInfo {
+	fi := newFileInfo(ctx, entry, prefix, metadata)
+
+	return archives.FileInfo{
+		FileInfo:      fi,
+		NameInArchive: fi.Name(),
+		LinkTarget:    "",
+		Open: func() (stdfs.File, error) {
+			obj, isObject := entry.(fs.Object)
+			if isObject {
+				return newFile(ctx, obj, fi)
+			}
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("%s is not a file", fi.Name())
+		},
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/cmd/archive/list/list.go b/cmd/archive/list/list.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6935b07f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/archive/list/list.go
@@ -0,0 +1,185 @@
+//go:build !plan9
+
+// Package list inplements 'rclone archive list'
+package list
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/mholt/archives"
+	"github.com/rclone/rclone/cmd"
+	"github.com/rclone/rclone/cmd/archive"
+	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs"
+	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs/accounting"
+	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs/config/flags"
+	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs/filter"
+	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs/operations"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+)
+
+var (
+	longList  = false
+	plainList = false
+	filesOnly = false
+	dirsOnly  = false
+)
+
+func init() {
+	flagSet := Command.Flags()
+	flags.BoolVarP(flagSet, &longList, "long", "", longList, "List extra attributtes", "")
+	flags.BoolVarP(flagSet, &plainList, "plain", "", plainList, "Only list file names", "")
+	flags.BoolVarP(flagSet, &filesOnly, "files-only", "", false, "Only list files", "")
+	flags.BoolVarP(flagSet, &dirsOnly, "dirs-only", "", false, "Only list directories", "")
+	archive.Command.AddCommand(Command)
+}
+
+// Command - list
+var Command = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:   "list [flags] <source>",
+	Short: `List archive contents from source.`,
+	Long: strings.ReplaceAll(`
+List the contents of an archive to the console, auto detecting the
+format. See [rclone archive create](/commands/rclone_archive_create/)
+for the archive formats supported.
+
+For example:
+
+|||
+$ rclone archive list remote:archive.zip
+        6 file.txt
+        0 dir/
+        4 dir/bye.txt
+|||
+
+Or with |--long| flag for more info:
+
+|||
+$ rclone archive list --long remote:archive.zip
+        6 2025-10-30 09:46:23.000000000 file.txt
+        0 2025-10-30 09:46:57.000000000 dir/
+        4 2025-10-30 09:46:57.000000000 dir/bye.txt
+|||
+
+Or with |--plain| flag which is useful for scripting:
+
+|||
+$ rclone archive list --plain /path/to/archive.zip
+file.txt
+dir/
+dir/bye.txt
+|||
+
+Or with |--dirs-only|:
+
+|||
+$ rclone archive list --plain --dirs-only /path/to/archive.zip
+dir/
+|||
+
+Or with |--files-only|:
+
+|||
+$ rclone archive list --plain --files-only /path/to/archive.zip
+file.txt
+dir/bye.txt
+|||
+
+Filters may also be used:
+
+|||
+$ rclone archive list --long archive.zip --include "bye.*"
+        4 2025-10-30 09:46:57.000000000 dir/bye.txt
+|||
+
+The [archive backend](/archive/) can also be used to list files. It
+can be used to read only mount archives also but it supports a
+different set of archive formats to the archive commands.
+`, "|", "`"),
+	Annotations: map[string]string{
+		"versionIntroduced": "v1.72",
+	},
+	RunE: func(command *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+		cmd.CheckArgs(1, 1, command, args)
+		src, srcFile := cmd.NewFsFile(args[0])
+		cmd.Run(false, false, command, func() error {
+			return ArchiveList(context.Background(), src, srcFile, listFile)
+		})
+		return nil
+	},
+}
+
+func listFile(ctx context.Context, f archives.FileInfo) error {
+	ci := fs.GetConfig(ctx)
+	fi := filter.GetConfig(ctx)
+
+	// check if excluded
+	if !fi.Include(f.NameInArchive, f.Size(), f.ModTime(), fs.Metadata{}) {
+		return nil
+	}
+	if filesOnly && f.IsDir() {
+		return nil
+	}
+	if dirsOnly && !f.IsDir() {
+		return nil
+	}
+	// get entry name
+	name := f.NameInArchive
+	if f.IsDir() && !strings.HasSuffix(name, "/") {
+		name += "/"
+	}
+	// print info
+	if longList {
+		operations.SyncFprintf(os.Stdout, "%s %s %s\n", operations.SizeStringField(f.Size(), ci.HumanReadable, 9), f.ModTime().Format("2006-01-02 15:04:05.000000000"), name)
+	} else if plainList {
+		operations.SyncFprintf(os.Stdout, "%s\n", name)
+	} else {
+		operations.SyncFprintf(os.Stdout, "%s %s\n", operations.SizeStringField(f.Size(), ci.HumanReadable, 9), name)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// ArchiveList -- print a list of the files in the archive
+func ArchiveList(ctx context.Context, src fs.Fs, srcFile string, listFn archives.FileHandler) error {
+	var srcObj fs.Object
+	var err error
+	// get object
+	srcObj, err = src.NewObject(ctx, srcFile)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("source is not a file, %w", err)
+	}
+	fs.Debugf(nil, "Source archive file: %s/%s", src.Root(), srcFile)
+	// start accounting
+	tr := accounting.Stats(ctx).NewTransfer(srcObj, nil)
+	defer func() {
+		tr.Done(ctx, err)
+	}()
+	// open source
+	var options []fs.OpenOption
+	for _, option := range fs.GetConfig(ctx).DownloadHeaders {
+		options = append(options, option)
+	}
+	in0, err := operations.Open(ctx, srcObj, options...)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to open file %s: %w", srcFile, err)
+	}
+	// account and buffer the transfer
+	// in = tr.Account(ctx, in).WithBuffer()
+	in := tr.Account(ctx, in0)
+	// identify format
+	format, _, err := archives.Identify(ctx, "", in)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to open check file type, %w", err)
+	}
+	fs.Debugf(nil, "Listing %s/%s, format %s", src.Root(), srcFile, strings.TrimPrefix(format.Extension(), "."))
+	// check if extract is supported by format
+	ex, isExtract := format.(archives.Extraction)
+	if !isExtract {
+		return fmt.Errorf("extraction for %s not supported", strings.TrimPrefix(format.Extension(), "."))
+	}
+	// list files
+	return ex.Extract(ctx, in, listFn)
+}
diff --git a/cmd/archive/list/list_unsupported.go b/cmd/archive/list/list_unsupported.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..487994011
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/archive/list/list_unsupported.go
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+// Build  for unsupported platforms to stop go complaining
+// about "no buildable Go source files "
+
+//go:build plan9
+
+// Package archive implements 'rclone archive list'.
+package list
diff --git a/docs/content/archive.md b/docs/content/archive.md
index 3745682e3..e12ec2c03 100644
--- a/docs/content/archive.md
+++ b/docs/content/archive.md
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ versionIntroduced: "v1.72"
 # {{< icon "fas fa-archive" >}} Archive
 
 The Archive backend allows read only access to the content of archive
-files on cloud storage without downloading them completely.
+files on cloud storage without downloading the complete archive. This
+means you could mount a large archive file and use only the parts of
+it your application requires, rather than having to extract it.
 
 The archive files are recognised by their extension.
 
@@ -19,6 +21,18 @@ The archive files are recognised by their extension.
 The supported archive file types are cloud friendly - a single file
 can be found and downloaded without downloading the whole archive.
 
+If you just want to create, list or extract archives and don't want to
+mount them then you may find the `rclone archive` commands more
+convenient.
+
+- [rclone archive create](/commands/rclone_archive_create/)
+- [rclone archive list](/commands/rclone_archive_list/)
+- [rclone archive extract](/commands/rclone_archive_extract/)
+
+These commands supports a wider range of non cloud friendly archives
+(but not squashfs) but can't be used for `rclone mount` or any other
+rclone commands (eg `rclone check`).
+
 ## Configuration
 
 This backend is best used without configuration.
@@ -184,7 +198,9 @@ mksquashfs 100files 100files.sqfs -comp zstd -b 1M
 
 ## Limitations
 
-Files in archive are read only. It isn't possible to create archives yet.
+Files in the archive backend are read only. It isn't possible to
+create archives with the archive backend yet. However you **can** create
+archives with [rclone archive create](/commands/rclone_archive_create/).
 
 Only `.zip` and `.sqfs` archives are supported as these are the only
 common archiving formats which make it easy to read directory listings
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 715e9be7e..62d28ff6f 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/lanrat/extsort v1.4.2
 	github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.14
 	github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.17
+	github.com/mholt/archives v0.1.5
 	github.com/minio/minio-go/v7 v7.0.95
 	github.com/mitchellh/go-homedir v1.1.0
 	github.com/moby/sys/mountinfo v0.7.2
@@ -110,9 +111,11 @@ require (
 	github.com/ProtonMail/go-srp v0.0.7 // indirect
 	github.com/ProtonMail/gopenpgp/v2 v2.9.0 // indirect
 	github.com/PuerkitoBio/goquery v1.10.3 // indirect
+	github.com/STARRY-S/zip v0.2.3 // indirect
 	github.com/akavel/rsrc v0.10.2 // indirect
 	github.com/anacrolix/generics v0.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/anchore/go-lzo v0.1.0 // indirect
+	github.com/andybalholm/brotli v1.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/andybalholm/cascadia v1.3.3 // indirect
 	github.com/appscode/go-querystring v0.0.0-20170504095604-0126cfb3f1dc // indirect
 	github.com/asaskevich/govalidator v0.0.0-20230301143203-a9d515a09cc2 // indirect
@@ -131,6 +134,9 @@ require (
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/sts v1.38.5 // indirect
 	github.com/bahlo/generic-list-go v0.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/beorn7/perks v1.0.1 // indirect
+	github.com/bodgit/plumbing v1.3.0 // indirect
+	github.com/bodgit/sevenzip v1.6.1 // indirect
+	github.com/bodgit/windows v1.0.1 // indirect
 	github.com/boombuler/barcode v1.0.1-0.20190219062509-6c824513bacc // indirect
 	github.com/bradenaw/juniper v0.15.3 // indirect
 	github.com/bradfitz/iter v0.0.0-20191230175014-e8f45d346db8 // indirect
@@ -144,6 +150,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/creasty/defaults v1.8.0 // indirect
 	github.com/cronokirby/saferith v0.33.0 // indirect
 	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.2-0.20180830191138-d8f796af33cc // indirect
+	github.com/dsnet/compress v0.0.2-0.20230904184137-39efe44ab707 // indirect
 	github.com/dustin/go-humanize v1.0.1 // indirect
 	github.com/ebitengine/purego v0.9.0 // indirect
 	github.com/emersion/go-message v0.18.2 // indirect
@@ -184,6 +191,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/jcmturner/rpc/v2 v2.0.3 // indirect
 	github.com/jtolio/noiseconn v0.0.0-20231127013910-f6d9ecbf1de7 // indirect
 	github.com/klauspost/cpuid/v2 v2.3.0 // indirect
+	github.com/klauspost/pgzip v1.2.6 // indirect
 	github.com/kr/fs v0.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/kylelemons/godebug v1.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/leodido/go-urn v1.4.0 // indirect
@@ -192,11 +200,14 @@ require (
 	github.com/lufia/plan9stats v0.0.0-20250827001030-24949be3fa54 // indirect
 	github.com/mailru/easyjson v0.7.7 // indirect
 	github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.20 // indirect
+	github.com/mikelolasagasti/xz v1.0.1 // indirect
 	github.com/minio/crc64nvme v1.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/minio/md5-simd v1.1.2 // indirect
+	github.com/minio/minlz v1.0.1 // indirect
 	github.com/minio/xxml v0.0.3 // indirect
 	github.com/mitchellh/mapstructure v1.5.0 // indirect
 	github.com/munnerz/goautoneg v0.0.0-20191010083416-a7dc8b61c822 // indirect
+	github.com/nwaples/rardecode/v2 v2.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/oklog/ulid v1.3.1 // indirect
 	github.com/panjf2000/ants/v2 v2.11.3 // indirect
 	github.com/pengsrc/go-shared v0.2.1-0.20190131101655-1999055a4a14 // indirect
@@ -219,7 +230,10 @@ require (
 	github.com/sirupsen/logrus v1.9.4-0.20230606125235-dd1b4c2e81af // indirect
 	github.com/smartystreets/goconvey v1.8.1 // indirect
 	github.com/sony/gobreaker v1.0.0 // indirect
+	github.com/sorairolake/lzip-go v0.3.8 // indirect
 	github.com/spacemonkeygo/monkit/v3 v3.0.24 // indirect
+	github.com/spf13/afero v1.15.0 // indirect
+	github.com/therootcompany/xz v1.0.1 // indirect
 	github.com/tinylib/msgp v1.4.0 // indirect
 	github.com/tklauser/go-sysconf v0.3.15 // indirect
 	github.com/tklauser/numcpus v0.10.0 // indirect
@@ -234,6 +248,7 @@ require (
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric v1.38.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace v1.38.0 // indirect
 	go.yaml.in/yaml/v2 v2.4.3 // indirect
+	go4.org v0.0.0-20230225012048-214862532bf5 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20250911091902-df9299821621 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/tools v0.37.0 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20250922171735-9219d122eba9 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 6b369a8b9..b4a53d4fd 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -88,6 +88,10 @@ github.com/ProtonMail/gopenpgp/v2 v2.9.0 h1:ruLzBmwe4dR1hdnrsEJ/S7psSBmV15gFttFU
 github.com/ProtonMail/gopenpgp/v2 v2.9.0/go.mod h1:IldDyh9Hv1ZCCYatTuuEt1XZJ0OPjxLpTarDfglih7s=
 github.com/PuerkitoBio/goquery v1.10.3 h1:pFYcNSqHxBD06Fpj/KsbStFRsgRATgnf3LeXiUkhzPo=
 github.com/PuerkitoBio/goquery v1.10.3/go.mod h1:tMUX0zDMHXYlAQk6p35XxQMqMweEKB7iK7iLNd4RH4Y=
+github.com/STARRY-S/zip v0.2.1 h1:pWBd4tuSGm3wtpoqRZZ2EAwOmcHK6XFf7bU9qcJXyFg=
+github.com/STARRY-S/zip v0.2.1/go.mod h1:xNvshLODWtC4EJ702g7cTYn13G53o1+X9BWnPFpcWV4=
+github.com/STARRY-S/zip v0.2.3 h1:luE4dMvRPDOWQdeDdUxUoZkzUIpTccdKdhHHsQJ1fm4=
+github.com/STARRY-S/zip v0.2.3/go.mod h1:lqJ9JdeRipyOQJrYSOtpNAiaesFO6zVDsE8GIGFaoSk=
 github.com/a8m/tree v0.0.0-20240104212747-2c8764a5f17e h1:KMVieI1/Ub++GYfnhyFPoGE3g5TUiG4srE3TMGr5nM4=
 github.com/a8m/tree v0.0.0-20240104212747-2c8764a5f17e/go.mod h1:j5astEcUkZQX8lK+KKlQ3NRQ50f4EE8ZjyZpCz3mrH4=
 github.com/aalpar/deheap v0.0.0-20210914013432-0cc84d79dec3 h1:hhdWprfSpFbN7lz3W1gM40vOgvSh1WCSMxYD6gGB4Hs=
@@ -104,6 +108,10 @@ github.com/anacrolix/log v0.17.0 h1:cZvEGRPCbIg+WK+qAxWj/ap2Gj8cx1haOCSVxNZQpK4=
 github.com/anacrolix/log v0.17.0/go.mod h1:m0poRtlr41mriZlXBQ9SOVZ8yZBkLjOkDhd5Li5pITA=
 github.com/anchore/go-lzo v0.1.0 h1:NgAacnzqPeGH49Ky19QKLBZEuFRqtTG9cdaucc3Vncs=
 github.com/anchore/go-lzo v0.1.0/go.mod h1:3kLx0bve2oN1iDwgM1U5zGku1Tfbdb0No5qp1eL1fIk=
+github.com/andybalholm/brotli v1.1.1 h1:PR2pgnyFznKEugtsUo0xLdDop5SKXd5Qf5ysW+7XdTA=
+github.com/andybalholm/brotli v1.1.1/go.mod h1:05ib4cKhjx3OQYUY22hTVd34Bc8upXjOLL2rKwwZBoA=
+github.com/andybalholm/brotli v1.2.0 h1:ukwgCxwYrmACq68yiUqwIWnGY0cTPox/M94sVwToPjQ=
+github.com/andybalholm/brotli v1.2.0/go.mod h1:rzTDkvFWvIrjDXZHkuS16NPggd91W3kUSvPlQ1pLaKY=
 github.com/andybalholm/cascadia v1.3.3 h1:AG2YHrzJIm4BZ19iwJ/DAua6Btl3IwJX+VI4kktS1LM=
 github.com/andybalholm/cascadia v1.3.3/go.mod h1:xNd9bqTn98Ln4DwST8/nG+H0yuB8Hmgu1YHNnWw0GeA=
 github.com/appscode/go-querystring v0.0.0-20170504095604-0126cfb3f1dc h1:LoL75er+LKDHDUfU5tRvFwxH0LjPpZN8OoG8Ll+liGU=
@@ -154,6 +162,14 @@ github.com/bahlo/generic-list-go v0.2.0 h1:5sz/EEAK+ls5wF+NeqDpk5+iNdMDXrh3z3nPn
 github.com/bahlo/generic-list-go v0.2.0/go.mod h1:2KvAjgMlE5NNynlg/5iLrrCCZ2+5xWbdbCW3pNTGyYg=
 github.com/beorn7/perks v1.0.1 h1:VlbKKnNfV8bJzeqoa4cOKqO6bYr3WgKZxO8Z16+hsOM=
 github.com/beorn7/perks v1.0.1/go.mod h1:G2ZrVWU2WbWT9wwq4/hrbKbnv/1ERSJQ0ibhJ6rlkpw=
+github.com/bodgit/plumbing v1.3.0 h1:pf9Itz1JOQgn7vEOE7v7nlEfBykYqvUYioC61TwWCFU=
+github.com/bodgit/plumbing v1.3.0/go.mod h1:JOTb4XiRu5xfnmdnDJo6GmSbSbtSyufrsyZFByMtKEs=
+github.com/bodgit/sevenzip v1.6.0 h1:a4R0Wu6/P1o1pP/3VV++aEOcyeBxeO/xE2Y9NSTrr6A=
+github.com/bodgit/sevenzip v1.6.0/go.mod h1:zOBh9nJUof7tcrlqJFv1koWRrhz3LbDbUNngkuZxLMc=
+github.com/bodgit/sevenzip v1.6.1 h1:kikg2pUMYC9ljU7W9SaqHXhym5HyKm8/M/jd31fYan4=
+github.com/bodgit/sevenzip v1.6.1/go.mod h1:GVoYQbEVbOGT8n2pfqCIMRUaRjQ8F9oSqoBEqZh5fQ8=
+github.com/bodgit/windows v1.0.1 h1:tF7K6KOluPYygXa3Z2594zxlkbKPAOvqr97etrGNIz4=
+github.com/bodgit/windows v1.0.1/go.mod h1:a6JLwrB4KrTR5hBpp8FI9/9W9jJfeQ2h4XDXU74ZCdM=
 github.com/boombuler/barcode v1.0.1-0.20190219062509-6c824513bacc h1:biVzkmvwrH8WK8raXaxBx6fRVTlJILwEwQGL1I/ByEI=
 github.com/boombuler/barcode v1.0.1-0.20190219062509-6c824513bacc/go.mod h1:paBWMcWSl3LHKBqUq+rly7CNSldXjb2rDl3JlRe0mD8=
 github.com/bradenaw/juniper v0.15.3 h1:RHIAMEDTpvmzV1wg1jMAHGOoI2oJUSPx3lxRldXnFGo=
@@ -219,6 +235,9 @@ github.com/dop251/scsu v0.0.0-20220106150536-84ac88021d00 h1:xJBhC00smQpSZw3Kr0E
 github.com/dop251/scsu v0.0.0-20220106150536-84ac88021d00/go.mod h1:nNICngOdmNImBb/vuL+dSc0aIg3ryNATpjxThNoPw4g=
 github.com/dropbox/dropbox-sdk-go-unofficial/v6 v6.0.5 h1:FT+t0UEDykcor4y3dMVKXIiWJETBpRgERYTGlmMd7HU=
 github.com/dropbox/dropbox-sdk-go-unofficial/v6 v6.0.5/go.mod h1:rSS3kM9XMzSQ6pw91Qgd6yB5jdt70N4OdtrAf74As5M=
+github.com/dsnet/compress v0.0.2-0.20230904184137-39efe44ab707 h1:2tV76y6Q9BB+NEBasnqvs7e49aEBFI8ejC89PSnWH+4=
+github.com/dsnet/compress v0.0.2-0.20230904184137-39efe44ab707/go.mod h1:qssHWj60/X5sZFNxpG4HBPDHVqxNm4DfnCKgrbZOT+s=
+github.com/dsnet/golib v0.0.0-20171103203638-1ea166775780/go.mod h1:Lj+Z9rebOhdfkVLjJ8T6VcRQv3SXugXy999NBtR9aFY=
 github.com/dsnet/try v0.0.3 h1:ptR59SsrcFUYbT/FhAbKTV6iLkeD6O18qfIWRml2fqI=
 github.com/dsnet/try v0.0.3/go.mod h1:WBM8tRpUmnXXhY1U6/S8dt6UWdHTQ7y8A5YSkRCkq40=
 github.com/dustin/go-humanize v1.0.1 h1:GzkhY7T5VNhEkwH0PVJgjz+fX1rhBrR7pRT3mDkpeCY=
@@ -338,6 +357,7 @@ github.com/google/go-cmp v0.4.0/go.mod h1:v8dTdLbMG2kIc/vJvl+f65V22dbkXbowE6jgT/
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.4.1/go.mod h1:v8dTdLbMG2kIc/vJvl+f65V22dbkXbowE6jgT/gNBxE=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.0/go.mod h1:v8dTdLbMG2kIc/vJvl+f65V22dbkXbowE6jgT/gNBxE=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.1/go.mod h1:v8dTdLbMG2kIc/vJvl+f65V22dbkXbowE6jgT/gNBxE=
+github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.5/go.mod h1:v8dTdLbMG2kIc/vJvl+f65V22dbkXbowE6jgT/gNBxE=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.6.0/go.mod h1:17dUlkBOakJ0+DkrSSNjCkIjxS6bF9zb3elmeNGIjoY=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.7.0 h1:wk8382ETsv4JYUZwIsn6YpYiWiBsYLSJiTsyBybVuN8=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.7.0/go.mod h1:pXiqmnSA92OHEEa9HXL2W4E7lf9JzCmGVUdgjX3N/iU=
@@ -429,11 +449,15 @@ github.com/keybase/go-keychain v0.0.1 h1:way+bWYa6lDppZoZcgMbYsvC7GxljxrskdNInRt
 github.com/keybase/go-keychain v0.0.1/go.mod h1:PdEILRW3i9D8JcdM+FmY6RwkHGnhHxXwkPPMeUgOK1k=
 github.com/kisielk/errcheck v1.5.0/go.mod h1:pFxgyoBC7bSaBwPgfKdkLd5X25qrDl4LWUI2bnpBCr8=
 github.com/kisielk/gotool v1.0.0/go.mod h1:XhKaO+MFFWcvkIS/tQcRk01m1F5IRFswLeQ+oQHNcck=
+github.com/klauspost/compress v1.4.1/go.mod h1:RyIbtBH6LamlWaDj8nUwkbUhJ87Yi3uG0guNDohfE1A=
 github.com/klauspost/compress v1.18.0 h1:c/Cqfb0r+Yi+JtIEq73FWXVkRonBlf0CRNYc8Zttxdo=
 github.com/klauspost/compress v1.18.0/go.mod h1:2Pp+KzxcywXVXMr50+X0Q/Lsb43OQHYWRCY2AiWywWQ=
+github.com/klauspost/cpuid v1.2.0/go.mod h1:Pj4uuM528wm8OyEC2QMXAi2YiTZ96dNQPGgoMS4s3ek=
 github.com/klauspost/cpuid/v2 v2.0.1/go.mod h1:FInQzS24/EEf25PyTYn52gqo7WaD8xa0213Md/qVLRg=
 github.com/klauspost/cpuid/v2 v2.3.0 h1:S4CRMLnYUhGeDFDqkGriYKdfoFlDnMtqTiI/sFzhA9Y=
 github.com/klauspost/cpuid/v2 v2.3.0/go.mod h1:hqwkgyIinND0mEev00jJYCxPNVRVXFQeu1XKlok6oO0=
+github.com/klauspost/pgzip v1.2.6 h1:8RXeL5crjEUFnR2/Sn6GJNWtSQ3Dk8pq4CL3jvdDyjU=
+github.com/klauspost/pgzip v1.2.6/go.mod h1:Ch1tH69qFZu15pkjo5kYi6mth2Zzwzt50oCQKQE9RUs=
 github.com/koofr/go-httpclient v0.0.0-20240520111329-e20f8f203988 h1:CjEMN21Xkr9+zwPmZPaJJw+apzVbjGL5uK/6g9Q2jGU=
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