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title: JSZip
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JSZip is a javascript library for creating, reading and editing .zip files, with a
lovely and simple API.

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<p>
  <strong>Current version</strong> : v2.5.0
</p>
<p>
  <strong>License</strong> : JSZip is dual-licensed. You may use it under the
  MIT license <em>or</em> the GPLv3 license. See
  <a href="https://github.com/Stuk/jszip/blob/master/LICENSE.markdown">LICENSE.markdown</a>.
</p>
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<h3>Example</h3>

<script type="text/javascript">
imgData = "R0lGODdhBQAFAIACAAAAAP/eACwAAAAABQAFAAACCIwPkWerClIBADs=";

jQuery(function($) {
  if(!JSZip.support.blob) {
      $("#demo-not-supported").removeClass("hidden");
      $("#demo").hide();
      return;
  }
  $("#demo").click(function () {
      try {
          eval($("#demo-code").val());
          $("#status")
          .removeClass()
          .addClass("text-success")
          .text("Done!");
      }
      catch (e) {
          $("#status")
          .removeClass()
          .addClass("text-danger")
          .text(e);
      }
  });
});

</script>
<textarea class="form-control" id="demo-code" rows="7" spellcheck="false">
var zip = new JSZip();
zip.file("Hello.txt", "Hello World\n");
var img = zip.folder("images");
img.file("smile.gif", imgData, {base64: true});
var content = zip.generate({type:"blob"});
// see FileSaver.js
saveAs(content, "example.zip");</textarea>
<button id="demo" class="btn btn-primary">Run!</button>
<span id="status"></span>
<div id="demo-not-supported" class="alert alert-danger hidden">
  This browser doesn't support blobs, this demo won't work :(
  See <a href="{{site.baseurl}}/documentation/howto/write_zip.html" class="alert-link">here for more info</a>.
</div>
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<h3>Installation</h3>

<p>
  <strong>With npm</strong> : <code>npm install jszip</code>
</p>
<p>
  <strong>With bower</strong> : <code>bower install Stuk/jszip</code>
</p>
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  <strong>With component</strong> : <code>component install Stuk/jszip</code>
</p>
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  <strong>Manually</strong> : <a href="http://github.com/Stuk/jszip/zipball/master">download JSZip</a>
  and include the file <code>dist/jszip.js</code> or <code>dist/jszip.min.js</code>
</p>
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<p>
  Installed ? Great ! You can now check our
  <a href="{{site.baseurl}}/documentation/examples.html">guides and examples !</a>
</p>
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<h3>Support</h3>

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    <th class="support_op">Opera</th>
    <th class="support_ff">Firefox</th>
    <th class="support_sf">Safari</th>
    <th class="support_cr">Chrome</th>
    <th class="support_ie">Internet Explorer</th>
    <th class="support_nd">Node.js</th>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>Yes</td>
    <td>Yes</td>
    <td>Yes</td>
    <td>Yes</td>
    <td>Yes</td>
    <td>Yes</td>
  </tr>
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    <td>Tested with the latest version</td>
    <td>Tested with 3.0 / 3.6 / latest version</td>
    <td>Tested with the latest version</td>
    <td>Tested with the latest version</td>
    <td>Tested with IE 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10</td>
    <td>Tested with node.js 0.8 and 0.10</td>
  </tr>
</table>

<h3>Getting help</h3>

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Having trouble ? We'd like to help !
</p>
<ul>
  <li>
  Try the <a href="{{site.baseurl}}/documentation/faq.html">FAQ</a>, it has
  answers to common questions.
  </li>
  <li>
  If you're looking for informations about a specific method, try the
  <a href="{{site.baseurl}}/documentation/api_jszip.html">documentation</a>.
  </li>
  <li>
  Check the
  <a href="{{site.baseurl}}/documentation/examples.html">examples</a>.
  </li>
  <li>
  Report bugs in our
  <a href="https://github.com/Stuk/jszip/issues">Bug tracker</a>.
  </li>
</ul>

<h3>Test status</h3>

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  <dt>Travis build :</dt>
  <dd>
  <a href="http://travis-ci.org/Stuk/jszip">
    <img src="https://api.travis-ci.org/Stuk/jszip.svg?branch=master" alt="" />
  </a>
  </dd>
  <dt>Saucelabs build :</dt>
  <dd>
  <a href="https://saucelabs.com/u/jszip">
    <img src="https://saucelabs.com/browser-matrix/jszip.svg" alt="" />
  </a>
  </dd>
  <dt>Live tests :</dt>
  <dd>
  <a href="{{site.baseurl}}/test/">See for yourself !</a>
  </dd>
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