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7-Zip

7-Zip - file compression manager

7-Zip Website - Freeware

reviewed by ClifNotes on 26 July 2004

 

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7-zip is a open source zip file manager that is small, very fast, and does a really great job. I don't need any other zip programs because this one does it all and it's really simple to use. I typically leave Windows in charge of zip folders and send them to 7-zip if they need any special treatment. I put 7-zip in charge of all the other compressed formats.

 

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The main features of 7-Zip:

 

  • High compression ratio in new 7z format with LZMA compression
  • 7-Zip is free software distributed under the GNU LGPL
  • Supported formats:
    • Packing / unpacking: 7z, ZIP, GZIP, BZIP2 and TAR
    • Unpacking only: RAR, CAB, ARJ, LZH, CHM, Z, CPIO, RPM and DEB
  • For ZIP and GZIP formats 7-Zip provides compression ratio that is 2-10% better than ratio provided by PKZip and WinZip
  • Self-extracting capability for 7z format
  • Integration with Windows Shell
  • Powerful File Manager
  • Powerful command line version
  • Plugin for FAR Manager
  • Localizations for 59 languages

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