7 Zip

Overview

7-Zip is a file archiver with a high compression ratio.

The main features of 7-Zip

High compression ratio in new 7z format with LZMA compression.

Supported formats:

Packing / unpacking: 7z, ZIP, GZIP, BZIP2 and TAR

Unpacking only: ARJ, CAB, CHM, CPIO, DEB, DMG, HFS, ISO, LZH, LZMA, MSI, NSIS, RAR, RPM, UDF, WIM, XAR and Z.

For ZIP and GZIP formats, 7-Zip provides a compression ratio that is 2-10 % better than the ratio provided by PKZip and WinZip

Strong AES-256 encryption in 7z and ZIP formats

Self-extracting capability for 7z format

Integration with Windows Shell

Powerful File Manager

Powerful command line version

Plugin for FAR Manager

Localizations for 74 languages.

7-Zip works in Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP/Vista.

There is a port of the command line version to Linux/Unix.

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