I have searched the existing issues and discussions.
Problem Description
I'm requesting support for uploading and processing of compressed archive files (.zip, .tar, .bz2, etc.) in Open WebUI.
This feature would allow users to share and collaborate on larger datasets, which are often stored in compressed formats.
Expected Behavior:
Users can upload archive files.
Open WebUI decompresses the archive file.
The contents of the archive file are made available to LLMs for processing.
I'd like to point out that there's a previous feature request (see: #7773 ) that was closed without adequate reasoning.
I believe this is an important issue and would appreciate it if you could re-examine my proposal and provide more insight into why this feature wasn't implemented earlier.
Desired Solution you'd like
Adaptation of existing file upload and extraction process.
Alternatives Considered
No response
Additional Context
No response
Originally created by @BestBackwards on GitHub (Jul 30, 2025).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/issues/16151
### Check Existing Issues
- [x] I have searched the existing issues and discussions.
### Problem Description
I'm requesting support for uploading and processing of compressed archive files (.zip, .tar, .bz2, etc.) in Open WebUI.
This feature would allow users to share and collaborate on larger datasets, which are often stored in compressed formats.
**Expected Behavior**:
- Users can upload archive files.
- Open WebUI decompresses the archive file.
- The contents of the archive file are made available to LLMs for processing.
I'd like to point out that there's a previous feature request (see: #7773 ) that was closed without adequate reasoning.
I believe this is an important issue and would appreciate it if you could re-examine my proposal and provide more insight into why this feature wasn't implemented earlier.
### Desired Solution you'd like
Adaptation of existing file upload and extraction process.
### Alternatives Considered
_No response_
### Additional Context
_No response_
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Originally created by @BestBackwards on GitHub (Jul 30, 2025).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/issues/16151
Check Existing Issues
Problem Description
I'm requesting support for uploading and processing of compressed archive files (.zip, .tar, .bz2, etc.) in Open WebUI.
This feature would allow users to share and collaborate on larger datasets, which are often stored in compressed formats.
Expected Behavior:
I'd like to point out that there's a previous feature request (see: #7773 ) that was closed without adequate reasoning.
I believe this is an important issue and would appreciate it if you could re-examine my proposal and provide more insight into why this feature wasn't implemented earlier.
Desired Solution you'd like
Adaptation of existing file upload and extraction process.
Alternatives Considered
No response
Additional Context
No response