An Open Source Free Alternative To WinZip

7 Zip:

http://7-zip.org

(free download)

1. An open source, free alternative to WinZip.

• 7-Zip works in Windows 10 / 8 / 7 / Vista / XP / 2012 / 2008 / 2003 / 2000 / NT.
• There is a port of the command line version to Linux/Unix.
• Use 7-Zip on any computer, including a computer in a commercial organization.
• No need to register or pay for 7-Zip.

Features:

High compression ratio in 7z format with LZMA and LZMA2 compression

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

1. Strong AES-256 encryption in 7z and ZIP formats
2. Self-extracting capability for 7z format
3. Integration with Windows Shell
4. Powerful File Manager
5. Powerful command line version
6. Plugin for FAR Manager
7. Localizations for 87 languages

Supported formats:

Packing / unpacking:

• 7z, XZ, BZIP2, GZIP, TAR, ZIP and WIM

Unpacking only:

• AR, ARJ, CAB, CHM, CPIO, CramFS, DMG, EXT, FAT, GPT, HFS, IHEX, ISO, LZH, LZMA, MBR, MSI, NSIS, NTFS, QCOW2, RAR, RPM, SquashFS, UDF, UEFI, VDI, VHD, VMDK, WIM, XAR and Z.