Prepare
ZIP for Form Upload — Clean ZIP for Portals
Government portals, university submission systems, job application forms, tender portals, and bank document uploads often reject ZIPs due to size, filename issues, hidden files, or folder structure problems. This tool prepares your ZIP to meet common portal requirements: size under limit, clean filenames, no hidden files, no deep nesting, no special characters.
Input formats
Output formats
Common uses
- Upload documents to a government portal
- Submit ZIP to a university or school form
- Prepare documents for a job application upload
- Submit tender documents via an online portal
- Upload KYC documents to a bank form
- Prepare GST or tax document ZIPs
Limitations
- Size limits and filename rules vary by portal — check your specific portal's requirements.
- Already-compressed files may not shrink below the target size limit.
- Some portals have custom rules that this tool cannot predict.
Frequently asked questions
Common reasons: file too large, filenames with spaces or special characters, hidden Mac/Windows junk files, folder structure too deep, or file count too high.
Removes spaces, special characters, and non-ASCII characters from filenames. Optionally converts to lowercase and shortens very long names to ensure maximum compatibility with web forms.
Yes. The tool supports common targets (1 MB, 2 MB, 5 MB, 10 MB, 20 MB) and a custom MB input.