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7-Zip

by Igor Pavlov


A file compression utility with a very high compression ratio.

Compatability: Windows
Current Version: 9.20
Last Release Date: Nov 19, 2010
License Type:
Open Source: Yes
Crippleware: No
$$ Upgrade Available: No

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CategoriesSystem Tools | File Compression | Highly Recommended

Description

The following description come directly from the publisher's website.

7-Zip is a file archiver with high compression ratio. Main features include:

  • High compression ratio in new 7z format with LZMA compression
  • 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 63 languages
Supported formats:
  • Packing / unpacking: 7z, ZIP, GZIP, BZIP2 and TAR
  • Unpacking only: RAR, CAB, ISO, ARJ, LZH, CHM, Z, CPIO, RPM, DEB and NSIS
7-Zip is open source software. Most of source code is under GNU LGPL license. AES code is under BSD LICENSE. unRAR code is under mixed license: GNU LGPL + unRAR restriction.

Latest News

The following news items come directly from the publisher's News Feed.

7-Zip 9.04 beta released (Sat, 30 May 2009 09:39:24 GMT) 
Saturday, May 30, 2009

Released at Sat, 30 May 2009 09:39:24 GMT by ipavlov
Includes files: 7z904_extra.7z (289881 bytes), 7z904.exe (974770 bytes), 7z904.msi (1042944 bytes), 7z904.tar.bz2 (703138 bytes), 7z904-ia64.msi (1793024 bytes), 7z904-x64.msi (1271296 bytes), 7za904.zip (375495 bytes)
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