A system tool by Igor Pavlov
Used by 3499 people for 704 hours, 41 minutes and 47 seconds
7-Zip is an open source file archiver designed originally for the Microsoft Windows operating system, and later made available to other systems. In the form of p7zip, 7-Zip has been ported for use on Unix-like systems such as Linux and FreeBSD. It is also compatible with DOS via either a DOS port, or by using the HX-DOS extender to run the Windows command-line version.
7-Zip operates primarily with 7z archive format, as well as being able to read several other archive formats. In operation a user is free to use command line (all systems), graphical user interface (Windows only) or seamless MS Windows shell environment methods of control.
7-Zip began in 2000 and is actively developed by Igor Pavlov. It is distributed under the terms of GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL). As free software the program is free to share and comes with modifiable source code in contrast to the market-leading programs WinZip and WinRAR, which remain as proprietary competitors. Note that 7-Zip still uses a proprietary plugin to read RAR archives.
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| Website: | 7-zip.org/ |
| License: | Open source |
| Version: | 4.57 |
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My favourite - I use along side WinRAR and KGB Achiever.
I don't agree with daisylinbluez, the truth is that the compression ratio is better than WinRAR if you choose .7z format.
the speed is slow and the file size is not smaller than winrar
A Good Compression Utility...
Definitely the best compression utility.
Nice
The compression algorithms are one of the best (but FreeArc is even better). The interface is so-so, the icons of the archives are horrible (so stick with 7-Zip Colorix, with much better ones). Anyway my favourite archiver. Simple in use and effective.
Best file archiver.
I don't really care about the interface, as long as it does a good job.
Best. Compression. Utility. Ever. Ever.
It's just ugly.
Smooth and light. Dont have many options, but do the basics better than any one.
Very effective but truely lacks a nicer interface
Great archive utility, GUI needs an updated look though.
except for the slightly primitive interface, i would say the best archiver the world has seen.
Best compression utility!!!
I switched to this after I got tired of the nag screens on WinZip and WinRAR, and I'd never go back. It opens RARs and ZIPs, plus it lets me use the superior 7z format for my own archives.