diff --git a/tools/winscope-ng/src/app/components/app.component.spec.ts b/tools/winscope-ng/src/app/components/app.component.spec.ts
index 2a208b782..9d4323f16 100644
--- a/tools/winscope-ng/src/app/components/app.component.spec.ts
+++ b/tools/winscope-ng/src/app/components/app.component.spec.ts
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ describe("AppComponent", () => {
     component.dataLoaded = false;
     fixture.detectChanges();
     expect(htmlElement.querySelector(".welcome-info")).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(htmlElement.querySelector(".active-trace-file-info")).toBeFalsy();
     expect(htmlElement.querySelector(".collect-traces-card")).toBeTruthy();
     expect(htmlElement.querySelector(".upload-traces-card")).toBeTruthy();
     expect(htmlElement.querySelector(".viewers")).toBeFalsy();
@@ -113,6 +114,7 @@ describe("AppComponent", () => {
     component.dataLoaded = true;
     fixture.detectChanges();
     expect(htmlElement.querySelector(".welcome-info")).toBeFalsy();
+    expect(htmlElement.querySelector(".active-trace-file-info")).toBeTruthy();
     expect(htmlElement.querySelector(".collect-traces-card")).toBeFalsy();
     expect(htmlElement.querySelector(".upload-traces-card")).toBeFalsy();
     expect(htmlElement.querySelector(".viewers")).toBeTruthy();
diff --git a/tools/winscope-ng/src/app/components/app.component.ts b/tools/winscope-ng/src/app/components/app.component.ts
index d765aebb6..59ba872e3 100644
--- a/tools/winscope-ng/src/app/components/app.component.ts
+++ b/tools/winscope-ng/src/app/components/app.component.ts
@@ -58,7 +58,11 @@ import {UploadTracesComponent} from "./upload_traces.component";
         </button>
       </a>
 
-      <div class="spacer"></div>
+      <div class="spacer">
+        <span *ngIf="dataLoaded" class="active-trace-file-info mat-body-2">
+          {{activeTraceFileInfo}}
+        </span>
+      </div>
 
       <button *ngIf="dataLoaded" color="primary" mat-stroked-button
               (click)="onUploadNewClick()">
@@ -97,8 +101,8 @@ import {UploadTracesComponent} from "./upload_traces.component";
               class="viewers"
               [viewers]="viewers"
               [store]="store"
-              (onDownloadTracesButtonClick)="onDownloadTracesButtonClick()"
-              (onActiveViewChanged)="handleActiveViewChanged($event)"
+              (downloadTracesButtonClick)="onDownloadTracesButtonClick()"
+              (activeViewChanged)="onActiveViewChanged($event)"
           ></trace-view>
 
           <mat-divider></mat-divider>
@@ -164,6 +168,7 @@ import {UploadTracesComponent} from "./upload_traces.component";
       }
       .spacer {
         flex: 1;
+        text-align: center;
       }
       .viewers {
         height: 0;
@@ -214,7 +219,8 @@ export class AppComponent implements AppComponentDependencyInversion {
   viewers: Viewer[] = [];
   isDarkModeOn!: boolean;
   dataLoaded = false;
-  activeView: View|undefined;
+  activeView?: View;
+  activeTraceFileInfo = "";
   collapsedTimelineHeight = 0;
   @ViewChild(UploadTracesComponent) uploadTracesComponent?: UploadTracesComponent;
   @ViewChild(TimelineComponent) timelineComponent?: TimelineComponent;
@@ -313,30 +319,38 @@ export class AppComponent implements AppComponentDependencyInversion {
     document.body.removeChild(a);
   }
 
-  private async makeTraceFilesForDownload(): Promise<File[]> {
-    return this.traceData.getLoadedTraces().map(trace => {
-      const traceType = TRACE_INFO[trace.type].name;
-      const newName = traceType + "/" + FileUtils.removeDirFromFileName(trace.file.name);
-      return new File([trace.file], newName);
-    });
-  }
-
-  handleActiveViewChanged(view: View) {
+  onActiveViewChanged(view: View) {
     this.activeView = view;
+    this.activeTraceFileInfo = this.makeActiveTraceFileInfo(view);
     this.timelineData.setActiveViewTraceTypes(view.dependencies);
   }
 
-  getActiveTraceType(): TraceType|undefined {
-    if (this.activeView === undefined) {
-      return undefined;
-    }
-    if (this.activeView.dependencies.length !== 1) {
-      throw Error("Viewers with dependencies length !== 1 are not supported.");
-    }
-    return this.activeView.dependencies[0];
-  }
-
   goToLink(url: string){
     window.open(url, "_blank");
   }
+
+  private makeActiveTraceFileInfo(view: View): string {
+    const traceFile = this.traceData
+      .getLoadedTraces()
+      .find(trace => trace.type === view.dependencies[0])
+      ?.traceFile;
+
+    if (!traceFile) {
+      return "";
+    }
+
+    if (!traceFile.parentArchive) {
+      return traceFile.file.name;
+    }
+
+    return `${traceFile.parentArchive.name} - ${traceFile.file.name}`;
+  }
+
+  private async makeTraceFilesForDownload(): Promise<File[]> {
+    return this.traceData.getLoadedTraces().map(trace => {
+      const traceType = TRACE_INFO[trace.type].name;
+      const newName = traceType + "/" + FileUtils.removeDirFromFileName(trace.traceFile.file.name);
+      return new File([trace.traceFile.file], newName);
+    });
+  }
 }
diff --git a/tools/winscope-ng/src/app/components/collect_traces.component.ts b/tools/winscope-ng/src/app/components/collect_traces.component.ts
index 2a5cf2f9b..d27823ef0 100644
--- a/tools/winscope-ng/src/app/components/collect_traces.component.ts
+++ b/tools/winscope-ng/src/app/components/collect_traces.component.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
+
 import {
   ChangeDetectorRef,
   Component,
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ import {
   NgZone,
   ViewEncapsulation
 } from "@angular/core";
+import { TraceFile} from "common/trace/trace";
 import { TraceData} from "app/trace_data";
 import { ProxyConnection } from "trace_collection/proxy_connection";
 import { Connection } from "trace_collection/connection";
@@ -473,8 +475,8 @@ export class CollectTracesComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
   private async loadFiles() {
     console.log("loading files", this.connect.adbData());
     this.traceData.clear();
-
-    const parserErrors = await this.traceData.loadTraces(this.connect.adbData());
+    const traceFiles = this.connect.adbData().map(file => new TraceFile(file));
+    const parserErrors = await this.traceData.loadTraces(traceFiles);
     ParserErrorSnackBarComponent.showIfNeeded(this.ngZone, this.snackBar, parserErrors);
     this.traceDataLoaded.emit();
     console.log("finished loading data!");
diff --git a/tools/winscope-ng/src/app/components/trace_view.component.spec.ts b/tools/winscope-ng/src/app/components/trace_view.component.spec.ts
index 3f355fe9d..3b8076b07 100644
--- a/tools/winscope-ng/src/app/components/trace_view.component.spec.ts
+++ b/tools/winscope-ng/src/app/components/trace_view.component.spec.ts
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ describe("TraceViewComponent", () => {
   });
 
   it("emits event on download button click", () => {
-    const spy = spyOn(component.onDownloadTracesButtonClick, "emit");
+    const spy = spyOn(component.downloadTracesButtonClick, "emit");
 
     const downloadButton: null|HTMLButtonElement =
       htmlElement.querySelector(".save-button");
diff --git a/tools/winscope-ng/src/app/components/trace_view.component.ts b/tools/winscope-ng/src/app/components/trace_view.component.ts
index 208e1f3e8..8b914bd77 100644
--- a/tools/winscope-ng/src/app/components/trace_view.component.ts
+++ b/tools/winscope-ng/src/app/components/trace_view.component.ts
@@ -40,19 +40,20 @@ interface Tab extends View {
     <div class="header-items-wrapper">
       <nav mat-tab-nav-bar class="tabs-navigation-bar">
         <a
-          *ngFor="let tab of tabs"
-          mat-tab-link
-          [active]="isCurrentActiveTab(tab)"
-          (click)="onTabClick(tab)"
-          class="tab"
+            *ngFor="let tab of tabs"
+            mat-tab-link
+            [active]="isCurrentActiveTab(tab)"
+            (click)="onTabClick(tab)"
+            class="tab"
         >{{tab.title}}</a>
       </nav>
       <button
-        color="primary"
-        mat-button
-        class="save-button"
-        (click)="onDownloadTracesButtonClick.emit()"
-      >Download all traces</button>
+          color="primary"
+          mat-button
+          class="save-button"
+          (click)="downloadTracesButtonClick.emit()"
+      >Download all traces
+      </button>
     </div>
     <mat-divider></mat-divider>
     <div class="trace-view-content">
@@ -96,8 +97,8 @@ interface Tab extends View {
 export class TraceViewComponent {
   @Input() viewers!: Viewer[];
   @Input() store!: PersistentStore;
-  @Output() onDownloadTracesButtonClick = new EventEmitter<void>();
-  @Output() onActiveViewChanged = new EventEmitter<View>();
+  @Output() downloadTracesButtonClick = new EventEmitter<void>();
+  @Output() activeViewChanged = new EventEmitter<View>();
 
   private elementRef: ElementRef;
 
@@ -184,7 +185,7 @@ export class TraceViewComponent {
     }
 
     this.currentActiveTab = tab;
-    this.onActiveViewChanged.emit(tab);
+    this.activeViewChanged.emit(tab);
   }
 
   public isCurrentActiveTab(tab: Tab) {
diff --git a/tools/winscope-ng/src/app/components/upload_traces.component.ts b/tools/winscope-ng/src/app/components/upload_traces.component.ts
index 55e195dc2..3998b17c1 100644
--- a/tools/winscope-ng/src/app/components/upload_traces.component.ts
+++ b/tools/winscope-ng/src/app/components/upload_traces.component.ts
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ import {MatSnackBar} from "@angular/material/snack-bar";
 import {UploadTracesComponentDependencyInversion} from "./upload_traces_component_dependency_inversion";
 import {TraceData} from "app/trace_data";
 import {TRACE_INFO} from "app/trace_info";
-import {Trace} from "common/trace/trace";
-import {FileUtils} from "common/utils/file_utils";
+import {Trace, TraceFile} from "common/trace/trace";
+import {FileUtils, OnFile} from "common/utils/file_utils";
 import {ParserErrorSnackBarComponent} from "./parser_error_snack_bar_component";
 
 @Component({
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ import {ParserErrorSnackBarComponent} from "./parser_error_snack_bar_component";
             </mat-icon>
 
             <p matLine>
-              {{trace.file.name}} ({{TRACE_INFO[trace.type].name}})
+              {{trace.traceFile.file.name}} ({{TRACE_INFO[trace.type].name}})
             </p>
 
             <button color="primary" mat-icon-button
@@ -223,14 +223,19 @@ export class UploadTracesComponent implements UploadTracesComponentDependencyInv
       this.changeDetectorRef.detectChanges();
     };
 
+    const traceFiles: TraceFile[] = [];
+    const onFile: OnFile = (file: File, parentArchive?: File) => {
+      traceFiles.push(new TraceFile(file, parentArchive));
+    };
+
     this.isLoadingFiles = true;
     this.progressMessage = "Unzipping files...";
     this.changeDetectorRef.detectChanges();
-    const unzippedFiles = await FileUtils.unzipFilesIfNeeded(files, onProgressUpdate);
+    await FileUtils.unzipFilesIfNeeded(files, onFile, onProgressUpdate);
 
     this.progressMessage = "Parsing files...";
     this.changeDetectorRef.detectChanges();
-    const parserErrors = await this.traceData.loadTraces(unzippedFiles, onProgressUpdate);
+    const parserErrors = await this.traceData.loadTraces(traceFiles, onProgressUpdate);
 
     this.isLoadingFiles = false;
     this.changeDetectorRef.detectChanges();
diff --git a/tools/winscope-ng/src/app/mediator.spec.ts b/tools/winscope-ng/src/app/mediator.spec.ts
index 979d772b6..746f93add 100644
--- a/tools/winscope-ng/src/app/mediator.spec.ts
+++ b/tools/winscope-ng/src/app/mediator.spec.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import {UploadTracesComponentStub} from "./components/upload_traces_component_st
 import {Mediator} from "./mediator";
 import {AbtChromeExtensionProtocolStub} from "abt_chrome_extension/abt_chrome_extension_protocol_stub";
 import {CrossToolProtocolStub} from "cross_tool/cross_tool_protocol_stub";
+import {TraceFile} from "common/trace/trace";
 import {RealTimestamp} from "common/trace/timestamp";
 import {UnitTestUtils} from "test/unit/utils";
 import {ViewerFactory} from "viewers/viewer_factory";
@@ -195,10 +196,14 @@ describe("Mediator", () => {
 
   const loadTraces = async () => {
     const traces = [
-      await UnitTestUtils.getFixtureFile("traces/elapsed_and_real_timestamp/SurfaceFlinger.pb"),
-      await UnitTestUtils.getFixtureFile("traces/elapsed_and_real_timestamp/WindowManager.pb"),
-      await UnitTestUtils.getFixtureFile("traces/elapsed_and_real_timestamp/screen_recording_metadata_v2.mp4"),
+      new TraceFile(await UnitTestUtils.getFixtureFile(
+        "traces/elapsed_and_real_timestamp/SurfaceFlinger.pb")),
+      new TraceFile(await UnitTestUtils.getFixtureFile(
+        "traces/elapsed_and_real_timestamp/WindowManager.pb")),
+      new TraceFile(await UnitTestUtils.getFixtureFile(
+        "traces/elapsed_and_real_timestamp/screen_recording_metadata_v2.mp4")),
     ];
     const errors = await traceData.loadTraces(traces);
+    expect(errors).toEqual([]);
   };
 });
diff --git a/tools/winscope-ng/src/app/trace_data.spec.ts b/tools/winscope-ng/src/app/trace_data.spec.ts
index eb835c936..58e071383 100644
--- a/tools/winscope-ng/src/app/trace_data.spec.ts
+++ b/tools/winscope-ng/src/app/trace_data.spec.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 import {Timestamp, TimestampType} from "common/trace/timestamp";
+import {TraceFile} from "common/trace/trace";
 import {TraceType} from "common/trace/trace_type";
 import {TraceData} from "./trace_data";
 import {UnitTestUtils} from "test/unit/utils";
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ describe("TraceData", () => {
 
   it("is robust to invalid trace files", async () => {
     const invalidTraceFiles = [
-      await UnitTestUtils.getFixtureFile("winscope_homepage.png"),
+      new TraceFile(await UnitTestUtils.getFixtureFile("winscope_homepage.png"))
     ];
 
     const errors = await traceData.loadTraces(invalidTraceFiles);
@@ -44,8 +45,8 @@ describe("TraceData", () => {
   it("is robust to mixed valid and invalid trace files", async () => {
     expect(traceData.getLoadedTraces().length).toEqual(0);
     const traces = [
-      await UnitTestUtils.getFixtureFile("winscope_homepage.png"),
-      await UnitTestUtils.getFixtureFile("traces/dump_WindowManager.pb"),
+      new TraceFile(await UnitTestUtils.getFixtureFile("winscope_homepage.png")),
+      new TraceFile(await UnitTestUtils.getFixtureFile("traces/dump_WindowManager.pb"))
     ];
     const errors = await traceData.loadTraces(traces);
     expect(traceData.getLoadedTraces().length).toEqual(1);
@@ -54,8 +55,9 @@ describe("TraceData", () => {
 
   it("is robust to trace files with no entries", async () => {
     const traceFilesWithNoEntries = [
-      await UnitTestUtils.getFixtureFile(
-        "traces/no_entries_InputMethodClients.pb")
+      new TraceFile(
+        await UnitTestUtils.getFixtureFile("traces/no_entries_InputMethodClients.pb")
+      )
     ];
 
     const errors = await traceData.loadTraces(traceFilesWithNoEntries);
@@ -85,7 +87,7 @@ describe("TraceData", () => {
 
     const traces = traceData.getLoadedTraces();
     expect(traces.length).toEqual(2);
-    expect(traces[0].file).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(traces[0].traceFile.file).toBeTruthy();
 
     const actualTraceTypes = new Set(traces.map(trace => trace.type));
     const expectedTraceTypes = new Set([TraceType.SURFACE_FLINGER, TraceType.WINDOW_MANAGER]);
@@ -94,8 +96,10 @@ describe("TraceData", () => {
 
   it("gets trace entries for a given timestamp", async () => {
     const traceFiles = [
-      await UnitTestUtils.getFixtureFile("traces/elapsed_and_real_timestamp/SurfaceFlinger.pb"),
-      await UnitTestUtils.getFixtureFile("traces/elapsed_and_real_timestamp/WindowManager.pb"),
+      new TraceFile(await UnitTestUtils.getFixtureFile(
+        "traces/elapsed_and_real_timestamp/SurfaceFlinger.pb")),
+      new TraceFile(await UnitTestUtils.getFixtureFile(
+        "traces/elapsed_and_real_timestamp/WindowManager.pb"))
     ];
 
     const errors = await traceData.loadTraces(traceFiles);
@@ -111,7 +115,10 @@ describe("TraceData", () => {
       expect(entries.size).toEqual(0);
     }
     {
-      const twoHundredYearsTimestamp = new Timestamp(TimestampType.REAL, 200n * 365n * 24n * 60n * 3600n * 1000000000n);
+      const twoHundredYearsTimestamp = new Timestamp(
+        TimestampType.REAL,
+        200n * 365n * 24n * 60n * 3600n * 1000000000n
+      );
       const entries = traceData.getTraceEntries(twoHundredYearsTimestamp);
       expect(entries.size).toEqual(2);
     }
@@ -135,7 +142,8 @@ describe("TraceData", () => {
     expect(traceData.getScreenRecordingVideo()).toBeUndefined();
 
     const traceFiles = [
-      await UnitTestUtils.getFixtureFile("traces/elapsed_and_real_timestamp/screen_recording_metadata_v2.mp4"),
+      new TraceFile(await UnitTestUtils.getFixtureFile(
+        "traces/elapsed_and_real_timestamp/screen_recording_metadata_v2.mp4"))
     ];
     await traceData.loadTraces(traceFiles);
 
@@ -156,8 +164,10 @@ describe("TraceData", () => {
 
   const loadValidSfWmTraces = async () => {
     const traceFiles = [
-      await UnitTestUtils.getFixtureFile("traces/elapsed_and_real_timestamp/SurfaceFlinger.pb"),
-      await UnitTestUtils.getFixtureFile("traces/elapsed_and_real_timestamp/WindowManager.pb"),
+      new TraceFile(await UnitTestUtils.getFixtureFile(
+        "traces/elapsed_and_real_timestamp/SurfaceFlinger.pb")),
+      new TraceFile(await UnitTestUtils.getFixtureFile(
+        "traces/elapsed_and_real_timestamp/WindowManager.pb")),
     ];
 
     const errors = await traceData.loadTraces(traceFiles);
diff --git a/tools/winscope-ng/src/app/trace_data.ts b/tools/winscope-ng/src/app/trace_data.ts
index 459c86e59..cdc7ad11a 100644
--- a/tools/winscope-ng/src/app/trace_data.ts
+++ b/tools/winscope-ng/src/app/trace_data.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 import {ArrayUtils} from "common/utils/array_utils";
 import {ScreenRecordingTraceEntry} from "common/trace/screen_recording";
 import {Timestamp, TimestampType} from "common/trace/timestamp";
-import {Trace} from "common/trace/trace";
+import {Trace, TraceFile} from "common/trace/trace";
 import {TraceType} from "common/trace/trace_type";
 import {FunctionUtils, OnProgressUpdateType} from "common/utils/function_utils";
 import {Parser} from "parsers/parser";
@@ -34,11 +34,11 @@ class TraceData {
   private commonTimestampType?: TimestampType;
 
   public async loadTraces(
-    traces: File[],
+    traceFiles: TraceFile[],
     onLoadProgressUpdate: OnProgressUpdateType = FunctionUtils.DO_NOTHING):
     Promise<ParserError[]> {
     const [parsers, parserErrors] =
-      await this.parserFactory.createParsers(traces, onLoadProgressUpdate);
+      await this.parserFactory.createParsers(traceFiles, onLoadProgressUpdate);
     this.parsers = parsers;
     return parserErrors;
   }
diff --git a/tools/winscope-ng/src/common/trace/trace.ts b/tools/winscope-ng/src/common/trace/trace.ts
index eec48d1d5..19f211395 100644
--- a/tools/winscope-ng/src/common/trace/trace.ts
+++ b/tools/winscope-ng/src/common/trace/trace.ts
@@ -16,9 +16,15 @@
 
 import {TraceType} from "./trace_type";
 
-interface Trace {
-  type: TraceType
-  file: File,
+export interface Trace {
+  type: TraceType;
+  traceFile: TraceFile;
 }
 
-export {Trace};
+export class TraceFile {
+  constructor(
+    public file: File,
+    public parentArchive?: File
+  ) {
+  }
+}
diff --git a/tools/winscope-ng/src/common/utils/file_utils.ts b/tools/winscope-ng/src/common/utils/file_utils.ts
index 40839c3b1..0a88a269b 100644
--- a/tools/winscope-ng/src/common/utils/file_utils.ts
+++ b/tools/winscope-ng/src/common/utils/file_utils.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 import JSZip from "jszip";
 import {FunctionUtils, OnProgressUpdateType} from "./function_utils";
 
+export type OnFile = (file: File, parentArchive: File|undefined) => void;
+
 class FileUtils {
   static getFileExtension(file: File) {
     const split = file.name.split(".");
@@ -72,25 +74,24 @@ class FileUtils {
 
   static async unzipFilesIfNeeded(
     files: File[],
-    onProgressUpdate: OnProgressUpdateType = FunctionUtils.DO_NOTHING): Promise<File[]> {
-    const unzippedFiles: File[] = [];
-
+    onFile: OnFile,
+    onProgressUpdate: OnProgressUpdateType = FunctionUtils.DO_NOTHING) {
     for (let i=0; i<files.length; i++) {
+      const file = files[i];
+
       const onSubprogressUpdate = (subPercentage: number) => {
         const percentage = 100 * i / files.length
           + subPercentage / files.length;
         onProgressUpdate(percentage);
       };
 
-      if (FileUtils.isZipFile(files[i])) {
-        const unzippedFile = await FileUtils.unzipFile(files[i], onSubprogressUpdate);
-        unzippedFiles.push(...unzippedFile);
+      if (FileUtils.isZipFile(file)) {
+        const unzippedFile = await FileUtils.unzipFile(file, onSubprogressUpdate);
+        unzippedFile.forEach(unzippedFile => onFile(unzippedFile, file));
       } else {
-        unzippedFiles.push(files[i]);
+        onFile(file, undefined);
       }
     }
-
-    return unzippedFiles;
   }
 
   static isZipFile(file: File) {
diff --git a/tools/winscope-ng/src/parsers/parser.ts b/tools/winscope-ng/src/parsers/parser.ts
index a6084b92b..297c04fbb 100644
--- a/tools/winscope-ng/src/parsers/parser.ts
+++ b/tools/winscope-ng/src/parsers/parser.ts
@@ -13,22 +13,23 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
+
 import {ArrayUtils} from "common/utils/array_utils";
 import {Timestamp, TimestampType} from "common/trace/timestamp";
-import {Trace} from "common/trace/trace";
+import {Trace, TraceFile} from "common/trace/trace";
 import {TraceType} from "common/trace/trace_type";
 
 abstract class Parser {
-  protected trace: File;
+  protected trace: TraceFile;
   protected decodedEntries: any[] = [];
   private timestamps: Map<TimestampType, Timestamp[]> = new Map<TimestampType, Timestamp[]>();
 
-  protected constructor(trace: File) {
+  protected constructor(trace: TraceFile) {
     this.trace = trace;
   }
 
   public async parse() {
-    const traceBuffer = new Uint8Array(await this.trace.arrayBuffer());
+    const traceBuffer = new Uint8Array(await this.trace.file.arrayBuffer());
 
     const magicNumber = this.getMagicNumber();
     if (magicNumber !== undefined)
@@ -98,7 +99,7 @@ abstract class Parser {
   public getTrace(): Trace {
     return {
       type: this.getTraceType(),
-      file: this.trace
+      traceFile: this.trace
     };
   }
 
diff --git a/tools/winscope-ng/src/parsers/parser_accessibility.ts b/tools/winscope-ng/src/parsers/parser_accessibility.ts
index 520fc0715..7b81d9c60 100644
--- a/tools/winscope-ng/src/parsers/parser_accessibility.ts
+++ b/tools/winscope-ng/src/parsers/parser_accessibility.ts
@@ -13,13 +13,15 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
+
 import {Timestamp, TimestampType} from "common/trace/timestamp";
+import {TraceFile} from "common/trace/trace";
 import {TraceType} from "common/trace/trace_type";
 import {Parser} from "./parser";
 import {AccessibilityTraceFileProto} from "./proto_types";
 
 class ParserAccessibility extends Parser {
-  constructor(trace: File) {
+  constructor(trace: TraceFile) {
     super(trace);
     this.realToElapsedTimeOffsetNs = undefined;
   }
diff --git a/tools/winscope-ng/src/parsers/parser_common.spec.ts b/tools/winscope-ng/src/parsers/parser_common.spec.ts
index 114f6a9e9..b4e12524e 100644
--- a/tools/winscope-ng/src/parsers/parser_common.spec.ts
+++ b/tools/winscope-ng/src/parsers/parser_common.spec.ts
@@ -18,11 +18,15 @@ import {Parser} from "./parser";
 import {CommonTestUtils} from "test/common/utils";
 import {UnitTestUtils} from "test/unit/utils";
 import {ParserFactory} from "./parser_factory";
-import {TraceType} from "../common/trace/trace_type";
+import {TraceFile} from "common/trace/trace";
+import {TraceType} from "common/trace/trace_type";
 
 describe("Parser", () => {
   it("is robust to empty trace file", async () => {
-    const trace = await CommonTestUtils.getFixtureFile("traces/empty.pb");
+    const trace = new TraceFile(
+      await CommonTestUtils.getFixtureFile("traces/empty.pb"),
+      undefined
+    );
     const [parsers, errors] = await new ParserFactory().createParsers([trace]);
     expect(parsers.length).toEqual(0);
   });
diff --git a/tools/winscope-ng/src/parsers/parser_factory.ts b/tools/winscope-ng/src/parsers/parser_factory.ts
index e824e38de..1ebfdb576 100644
--- a/tools/winscope-ng/src/parsers/parser_factory.ts
+++ b/tools/winscope-ng/src/parsers/parser_factory.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  */
 
 import {TraceType} from "common/trace/trace_type";
+import {TraceFile} from "common/trace/trace";
 import {FunctionUtils, OnProgressUpdateType} from "common/utils/function_utils";
 import {Parser} from "./parser";
 import {ParserAccessibility} from "./parser_accessibility";
@@ -47,21 +48,21 @@ export class ParserFactory {
   private parsers = new Map<TraceType, Parser>();
 
   async createParsers(
-    traces: File[],
+    traceFiles: TraceFile[],
     onProgressUpdate: OnProgressUpdateType = FunctionUtils.DO_NOTHING):
     Promise<[Parser[], ParserError[]]> {
     const errors: ParserError[] = [];
 
-    if (traces.length === 0) {
+    if (traceFiles.length === 0) {
       errors.push(new ParserError(ParserErrorType.NO_INPUT_FILES));
     }
 
-    for (const [index, trace] of traces.entries()) {
+    for (const [index, traceFile] of traceFiles.entries()) {
       let hasFoundParser = false;
 
       for (const ParserType of ParserFactory.PARSERS) {
         try {
-          const parser = new ParserType(trace);
+          const parser = new ParserType(traceFile);
           await parser.parse();
           hasFoundParser = true;
           if (this.shouldUseParser(parser, errors)) {
@@ -75,11 +76,11 @@ export class ParserFactory {
       }
 
       if (!hasFoundParser) {
-        console.log(`Failed to load trace ${trace.name}`);
-        errors.push(new ParserError(ParserErrorType.UNSUPPORTED_FORMAT, trace));
+        console.log(`Failed to load trace ${traceFile.file.name}`);
+        errors.push(new ParserError(ParserErrorType.UNSUPPORTED_FORMAT, traceFile.file));
       }
 
-      onProgressUpdate(100 * (index + 1) / traces.length);
+      onProgressUpdate(100 * (index + 1) / traceFiles.length);
     }
 
     return [Array.from(this.parsers.values()), errors];
@@ -88,30 +89,30 @@ export class ParserFactory {
   private shouldUseParser(newParser: Parser, errors: ParserError[]): boolean {
     const oldParser = this.parsers.get(newParser.getTraceType());
     if (!oldParser) {
-      console.log(`Loaded trace ${newParser.getTrace().file.name} (trace type: ${newParser.getTraceType()})`);
+      console.log(`Loaded trace ${newParser.getTrace().traceFile.file.name} (trace type: ${newParser.getTraceType()})`);
       return true;
     }
 
     if (newParser.getEntriesLength() > oldParser.getEntriesLength()) {
       console.log(
-        `Loaded trace ${newParser.getTrace().file.name} (trace type: ${newParser.getTraceType()}).` +
-        ` Replace trace ${oldParser.getTrace().file.name}`
+        `Loaded trace ${newParser.getTrace().traceFile.file.name} (trace type: ${newParser.getTraceType()}).` +
+        ` Replace trace ${oldParser.getTrace().traceFile.file.name}`
       );
       errors.push(
         new ParserError(
-          ParserErrorType.OVERRIDE, oldParser.getTrace().file, oldParser.getTraceType()
+          ParserErrorType.OVERRIDE, oldParser.getTrace().traceFile.file, oldParser.getTraceType()
         )
       );
       return true;
     }
 
     console.log(
-      `Skipping trace ${newParser.getTrace().file.name} (trace type: ${newParser.getTraceType()}).` +
-      ` Keep trace ${oldParser.getTrace().file.name}`
+      `Skipping trace ${newParser.getTrace().traceFile.file.name} (trace type: ${newParser.getTraceType()}).` +
+      ` Keep trace ${oldParser.getTrace().traceFile.file.name}`
     );
     errors.push(
       new ParserError(
-        ParserErrorType.OVERRIDE, newParser.getTrace().file, newParser.getTraceType()
+        ParserErrorType.OVERRIDE, newParser.getTrace().traceFile.file, newParser.getTraceType()
       )
     );
     return false;
diff --git a/tools/winscope-ng/src/parsers/parser_input_method_clients.ts b/tools/winscope-ng/src/parsers/parser_input_method_clients.ts
index bfe1a80dc..bb04c42de 100644
--- a/tools/winscope-ng/src/parsers/parser_input_method_clients.ts
+++ b/tools/winscope-ng/src/parsers/parser_input_method_clients.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
+
 import {Timestamp, TimestampType} from "common/trace/timestamp";
+import {TraceFile} from "common/trace/trace";
 import {TraceType} from "common/trace/trace_type";
 import {Parser} from "./parser";
 import {InputMethodClientsTraceFileProto} from "./proto_types";
@@ -22,7 +24,7 @@ import { TimeUtils } from "common/utils/time_utils";
 import { ImeUtils } from "viewers/common/ime_utils";
 
 class ParserInputMethodClients extends Parser {
-  constructor(trace: File) {
+  constructor(trace: TraceFile) {
     super(trace);
     this.realToElapsedTimeOffsetNs = undefined;
   }
diff --git a/tools/winscope-ng/src/parsers/parser_input_method_manager_service.ts b/tools/winscope-ng/src/parsers/parser_input_method_manager_service.ts
index 8c113a9ab..eb4eefd5b 100644
--- a/tools/winscope-ng/src/parsers/parser_input_method_manager_service.ts
+++ b/tools/winscope-ng/src/parsers/parser_input_method_manager_service.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
+
 import {Timestamp, TimestampType} from "common/trace/timestamp";
+import {TraceFile} from "common/trace/trace";
 import {TraceType} from "common/trace/trace_type";
 import { TraceTreeNode } from "common/trace/trace_tree_node";
 import { TimeUtils } from "common/utils/time_utils";
@@ -21,7 +23,7 @@ import {Parser} from "./parser";
 import {InputMethodManagerServiceTraceFileProto} from "./proto_types";
 
 class ParserInputMethodManagerService extends Parser {
-  constructor(trace: File) {
+  constructor(trace: TraceFile) {
     super(trace);
     this.realToElapsedTimeOffsetNs = undefined;
   }
diff --git a/tools/winscope-ng/src/parsers/parser_input_method_service.ts b/tools/winscope-ng/src/parsers/parser_input_method_service.ts
index 3fa4fde71..a5d75e698 100644
--- a/tools/winscope-ng/src/parsers/parser_input_method_service.ts
+++ b/tools/winscope-ng/src/parsers/parser_input_method_service.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
+
 import {Timestamp, TimestampType} from "common/trace/timestamp";
+import {TraceFile} from "common/trace/trace";
 import {TraceType} from "common/trace/trace_type";
 import { TraceTreeNode } from "common/trace/trace_tree_node";
 import { TimeUtils } from "common/utils/time_utils";
@@ -22,7 +24,7 @@ import {Parser} from "./parser";
 import {InputMethodServiceTraceFileProto} from "./proto_types";
 
 class ParserInputMethodService extends Parser {
-  constructor(trace: File) {
+  constructor(trace: TraceFile) {
     super(trace);
     this.realToElapsedTimeOffsetNs = undefined;
   }
diff --git a/tools/winscope-ng/src/parsers/parser_protolog.ts b/tools/winscope-ng/src/parsers/parser_protolog.ts
index 5b18d56e9..63d1126d2 100644
--- a/tools/winscope-ng/src/parsers/parser_protolog.ts
+++ b/tools/winscope-ng/src/parsers/parser_protolog.ts
@@ -13,15 +13,17 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
+
 import {FormattedLogMessage, LogMessage, ProtoLogTraceEntry, UnformattedLogMessage} from "common/trace/protolog";
 import {Timestamp, TimestampType} from "common/trace/timestamp";
+import {TraceFile} from "common/trace/trace";
 import {TraceType} from "common/trace/trace_type";
 import {Parser} from "./parser";
 import {ProtoLogFileProto} from "./proto_types";
 import configJson from "../../../../../frameworks/base/data/etc/services.core.protolog.json";
 
 class ParserProtoLog extends Parser {
-  constructor(trace: File) {
+  constructor(trace: TraceFile) {
     super(trace);
   }
 
diff --git a/tools/winscope-ng/src/parsers/parser_screen_recording.ts b/tools/winscope-ng/src/parsers/parser_screen_recording.ts
index cc1c37e1e..d2069846b 100644
--- a/tools/winscope-ng/src/parsers/parser_screen_recording.ts
+++ b/tools/winscope-ng/src/parsers/parser_screen_recording.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
+
 import {Timestamp, TimestampType} from "common/trace/timestamp";
+import {TraceFile} from "common/trace/trace";
 import {TraceType} from "common/trace/trace_type";
 import {ArrayUtils} from "common/utils/array_utils";
 import {Parser} from "./parser";
@@ -26,7 +28,7 @@ class ScreenRecordingMetadataEntry {
 }
 
 class ParserScreenRecording extends Parser {
-  constructor(trace: File) {
+  constructor(trace: TraceFile) {
     super(trace);
   }
 
@@ -87,7 +89,7 @@ class ParserScreenRecording extends Parser {
     const currentTimestamp = new Timestamp(TimestampType.ELAPSED, entry.timestampElapsedNs);
     const videoTimeSeconds =
       ScreenRecordingUtils.timestampToVideoTimeSeconds(initialTimestamp, currentTimestamp);
-    const videoData = this.trace;
+    const videoData = this.trace.file;
     return new ScreenRecordingTraceEntry(videoTimeSeconds, videoData);
   }
 
diff --git a/tools/winscope-ng/src/parsers/parser_screen_recording_legacy.ts b/tools/winscope-ng/src/parsers/parser_screen_recording_legacy.ts
index 61487ca34..c6d6b0793 100644
--- a/tools/winscope-ng/src/parsers/parser_screen_recording_legacy.ts
+++ b/tools/winscope-ng/src/parsers/parser_screen_recording_legacy.ts
@@ -13,14 +13,16 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
+
 import {Timestamp, TimestampType} from "common/trace/timestamp";
+import {TraceFile} from "common/trace/trace";
 import {TraceType} from "common/trace/trace_type";
 import {ArrayUtils} from "common/utils/array_utils";
 import {Parser} from "./parser";
 import {ScreenRecordingTraceEntry} from "common/trace/screen_recording";
 
 class ParserScreenRecordingLegacy extends Parser {
-  constructor(trace: File) {
+  constructor(trace: TraceFile) {
     super(trace);
   }
 
@@ -51,7 +53,7 @@ class ParserScreenRecordingLegacy extends Parser {
     const videoTimeSeconds =
       Number(currentTimestamp.getValueNs() - initialTimestamp.getValueNs()) / 1000000000
       + ParserScreenRecordingLegacy.EPSILON;
-    const videoData = this.trace;
+    const videoData = this.trace.file;
     return new ScreenRecordingTraceEntry(videoTimeSeconds, videoData);
   }
 
diff --git a/tools/winscope-ng/src/parsers/parser_surface_flinger.ts b/tools/winscope-ng/src/parsers/parser_surface_flinger.ts
index 2920c4978..67f341218 100644
--- a/tools/winscope-ng/src/parsers/parser_surface_flinger.ts
+++ b/tools/winscope-ng/src/parsers/parser_surface_flinger.ts
@@ -13,14 +13,16 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
+
 import {Timestamp, TimestampType} from "common/trace/timestamp";
 import {LayerTraceEntry} from "common/trace/flickerlib/layers/LayerTraceEntry";
+import {TraceFile} from "common/trace/trace";
 import {TraceType} from "common/trace/trace_type";
 import {Parser} from "./parser";
 import {LayersTraceFileProto} from "./proto_types";
 
 class ParserSurfaceFlinger extends Parser {
-  constructor(trace: File) {
+  constructor(trace: TraceFile) {
     super(trace);
     this.realToElapsedTimeOffsetNs = undefined;
   }
diff --git a/tools/winscope-ng/src/parsers/parser_transactions.ts b/tools/winscope-ng/src/parsers/parser_transactions.ts
index 9eda543ab..e5196ac83 100644
--- a/tools/winscope-ng/src/parsers/parser_transactions.ts
+++ b/tools/winscope-ng/src/parsers/parser_transactions.ts
@@ -13,14 +13,16 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
+
 import {Timestamp, TimestampType} from "common/trace/timestamp";
+import {TraceFile} from "common/trace/trace";
 import {TraceType} from "common/trace/trace_type";
 import {TransactionsTraceEntry} from "common/trace/transactions";
 import {Parser} from "./parser";
 import {TransactionsTraceFileProto} from "./proto_types";
 
 class ParserTransactions extends Parser {
-  constructor(trace: File) {
+  constructor(trace: TraceFile) {
     super(trace);
     this.realToElapsedTimeOffsetNs = undefined;
   }
diff --git a/tools/winscope-ng/src/parsers/parser_window_manager.ts b/tools/winscope-ng/src/parsers/parser_window_manager.ts
index 01da2b079..995943c92 100644
--- a/tools/winscope-ng/src/parsers/parser_window_manager.ts
+++ b/tools/winscope-ng/src/parsers/parser_window_manager.ts
@@ -14,13 +14,14 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 import {Timestamp, TimestampType} from "common/trace/timestamp";
+import {TraceFile} from "common/trace/trace";
 import {TraceType} from "common/trace/trace_type";
 import {Parser} from "./parser";
 import {WindowManagerTraceFileProto} from "./proto_types";
 import {WindowManagerState} from "common/trace/flickerlib/windows/WindowManagerState";
 
 class ParserWindowManager extends Parser {
-  constructor(trace: File) {
+  constructor(trace: TraceFile) {
     super(trace);
     this.realToElapsedTimeOffsetNs = undefined;
   }
diff --git a/tools/winscope-ng/src/parsers/parser_window_manager_dump.ts b/tools/winscope-ng/src/parsers/parser_window_manager_dump.ts
index 8bc8075cb..602b4cbc2 100644
--- a/tools/winscope-ng/src/parsers/parser_window_manager_dump.ts
+++ b/tools/winscope-ng/src/parsers/parser_window_manager_dump.ts
@@ -13,14 +13,16 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
+
 import {Timestamp, TimestampType} from "common/trace/timestamp";
+import {TraceFile} from "common/trace/trace";
 import {TraceType} from "common/trace/trace_type";
 import {Parser} from "./parser";
 import {WindowManagerServiceDumpProto} from "./proto_types";
 import {WindowManagerState} from "common/trace/flickerlib/windows/WindowManagerState";
 
 class ParserWindowManagerDump extends Parser {
-  constructor(trace: File) {
+  constructor(trace: TraceFile) {
     super(trace);
   }
 
diff --git a/tools/winscope-ng/src/test/unit/utils.ts b/tools/winscope-ng/src/test/unit/utils.ts
index 20e90b7db..f98b01ba9 100644
--- a/tools/winscope-ng/src/test/unit/utils.ts
+++ b/tools/winscope-ng/src/test/unit/utils.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
+
 import {Parser} from "parsers/parser";
 import {ParserFactory} from "parsers/parser_factory";
 import {CommonTestUtils} from "test/common/utils";
@@ -21,12 +22,15 @@ import {
   WindowManagerState
 } from "common/trace/flickerlib/common";
 import {Timestamp, TimestampType} from "common/trace/timestamp";
+import {TraceFile} from "common/trace/trace";
 import {TraceType} from "common/trace/trace_type";
 
 class UnitTestUtils extends CommonTestUtils {
   static async getParser(filename: string): Promise<Parser> {
-    const trace = await CommonTestUtils.getFixtureFile(filename);
-    const [parsers, errors] = await new ParserFactory().createParsers([trace]);
+    const file = new TraceFile(
+      await CommonTestUtils.getFixtureFile(filename),
+      undefined);
+    const [parsers, errors] = await new ParserFactory().createParsers([file]);
     expect(parsers.length).toEqual(1);
     return parsers[0];
   }