Maxaubert · Maxaubert · Aug 31, 2026 · Aug 31, 2026 · Aug 31, 2026 · Aug 31, 2026
diff --git a/CLAUDE.md b/CLAUDE.md
@@ -1,14 +1,17 @@
 # Filesmith
 
 A desktop **file toolkit**: drop files and run operations — convert, compress, resize,
-upscale, remove background, and PDF tools (extract text, PDF→images, compress) — across
-images, video, audio, and PDFs, with batch queues, thumbnails, and live progress.
+upscale, remove background, PDF tools (extract text, PDF→images, compress) and archive
+tools (repack CBZ/CBR/CB7/CBT, extract, archive↔PDF) — across images, video, audio,
+PDFs, documents and archives, with batch queues, thumbnails, and live progress.
 
 ## What it is
 
 Electron + TypeScript desktop app. Renderer is React + TypeScript + Vite + Tailwind v4.
 The heavy lifting is done by external CLI tools (ffmpeg, ImageMagick, mutool, CaesiumCLT,
-Real-ESRGAN, rembg); the app orchestrates them. Windows-first, unsigned installer via
+7-Zip, Real-ESRGAN, rembg); the app orchestrates them. Writing RAR/CBR is the one
+operation that needs a tool we cannot bundle (WinRAR's Rar.exe), so it is detected at
+runtime and the target is greyed out when absent. Windows-first, unsigned installer via
 GitHub Releases (mirrors the sibling RCMM project's distribution).
 
 Origin: the operations are ported from RCMM's audited `rcmm-convert/compress/upscale/removebg`
@@ -32,7 +35,7 @@ without design ceremony.
 3. **Media + PDF** — video/audio convert & compress (ffmpeg), PDF extract-text / images /
    compress (mutool).
 
-Dependencies: bundle the core tools (ffmpeg, ImageMagick, mutool, CaesiumCLT) in
+Dependencies: bundle the core tools (ffmpeg, ImageMagick, mutool, CaesiumCLT, 7-Zip) in
 `resources/bin` so images/PDF work offline out of the box; fetch the AI tools on demand.
 
 Each phase is its own checkpoint — confirm scope before starting the next.
@@ -43,7 +46,7 @@ Each phase is its own checkpoint — confirm scope before starting the next.
 src/
   main/        Node/Electron main process — the engine
     index.ts        app + window bootstrap
-    (planned) tools/{convert,compress,resize,upscale,removebg,pdf}.ts — one per operation
+    tools/{convert,compress,resize,upscale,removebg,pdf,archive}.ts — one per operation
     (planned) toolResolver.ts  find bundled/PATH binaries; on-demand AI-tool download
     (planned) jobQueue.ts      batch queue: spawn, stream progress, cancel
     (planned) output.ts        collision-safe output naming (ported from RCMM Get-UniqueOutPath)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -31,16 +31,17 @@ A local file toolkit for Windows. Drop files, pick a tool, get results.
 
 ## What it is
 
-Filesmith puts the everyday file jobs behind one clean window: convert, compress, resize, and more, across **images, video, audio, PDFs, and documents**. Drop a pile of files, pick a tool, and it runs the batch with thumbnails, live per-file progress, rich previews, and collision-safe output that never overwrites your originals.
+Filesmith puts the everyday file jobs behind one clean window: convert, compress, resize, and more, across **images, video, audio, PDFs, documents, and archives**. Drop a pile of files, pick a tool, and it runs the batch with thumbnails, live per-file progress, rich previews, and collision-safe output that never overwrites your originals.
 
 Everything runs **locally on your machine**, and your queue and produced files are **remembered across restarts**, so you can close the app mid-batch and pick up where you left off.
 
 ## Tools
 
 - **Images** — convert (PNG / WebP / AVIF / JPG / JXL / TIFF / BMP / GIF / ICO), compress, resize, remove background, upscale (2–4×), and **generate** from a text prompt.
 - **Video / Audio** — convert (container / codec) and compress, with live `ffmpeg` progress and a resolution preview.
-- **PDF** — extract text, PDF to images, and compress.
+- **PDF** — extract text, PDF to images, merge, split, burst, extract images, compress, and pack pages into a comic archive.
 - **Documents** — convert office documents to PDF.
+- **Archives** — convert between ZIP / RAR / 7z / TAR and the comic formats CBZ / CBR / CB7 / CBT, extract to a folder, and turn a comic archive into a PDF. Writing CBR/RAR needs WinRAR installed (it cannot be bundled); everything else works offline.
 
 Plus batch queues, thumbnails for every kind (images, video frames, audio cover art), a **built-in viewer** for images, video, and audio (with a live circular visualizer), per-file progress with ETA, and cancel.
 
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ Download **`Filesmith-Setup-x64-<version>.exe`** from the [latest release](https
 ## Use
 
 1. Open **Filesmith** from the Start menu.
-2. Pick a file type in the left rail (Images, Video, Audio, PDF, Documents).
+2. Pick a file type in the left rail (Images, Video, Audio, PDF, Documents, Archives).
 3. Choose a tool from the top-right (Convert, Compress, Resize, …), set its options.
 4. Drop files onto the drop zone (or click **browse**), then run.
 
@@ -85,7 +86,7 @@ npm run binaries   # populate resources/ with the bundled tools (once, before pa
 npm run package    # build the Windows installer into dist/
 ```
 
-Stack: Electron + TypeScript, with a React + Vite + Tailwind renderer. Operations are performed by external tools (ffmpeg, ImageMagick, mutool, Ghostscript, CaesiumCLT, LibreOffice, Real-ESRGAN, rembg, ComfyUI) that the app orchestrates; the core tools are bundled and the AI tools are resolved from your machine or fetched on first use. See `CLAUDE.md` for architecture and scope.
+Stack: Electron + TypeScript, with a React + Vite + Tailwind renderer. Operations are performed by external tools (ffmpeg, ImageMagick, mutool, Ghostscript, CaesiumCLT, 7-Zip, LibreOffice, Real-ESRGAN, rembg, ComfyUI) that the app orchestrates; the core tools are bundled and the AI tools are resolved from your machine or fetched on first use. See `CLAUDE.md` for architecture and scope.
 
 ## License