7-Zip
File compression tool


7-Zip is a file archiver with highest compression ratio.
7-Zip is free software distributed under the GNU LGPL.
The main features of 7-Zip:
Highest compression ratio in new 7z format with LZMA compression
7-Zip is free software distributed under the GNU LGPL
Supported formats: 7z, ZIP, CAB, RAR, ARJ, GZIP, BZIP2, TAR, 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 47 languages

Last Updated 14 October 2010
Win 98/ME/2000/XP

PeaZip
Archiving, compression and encryption tool

PeaZip is an open source file and archive manager. It's freeware and free of charge for any use.

PeaZip can extract most of archive formats both from Windows and Unix worlds, ranging from mainstream 7Z, RAR, TAR and ZIP to experimental ones like PAQ/LPAQ family, currently the most powerful compressor available.

For archive creation, PeaZip suppors a wide range of compression and encryption standard, from fastes to most powerful ones, and allows to export job definition as scripts to bridge the gap between GUI and console applications, and let the user pick the best of the two worlds.

PeaZip has secure deletion feature, can verify file checksum and hash, and supports multiple strong encryption standards, optionally using two factor authentication (password and keyfile) for increased security:

7Z's AES256 encryption
ZIP WinZip's AE encryption based on AES256 (and ZipCrypto for legacy compatibility); can decrypt PKZip's AES encryption
FreeARC's ARC: AES256, Blowfish, Twofish256 and Serpent256 - this format is also capable to generate recovery records to protect data against corruption
PEA: AES256 EAX authenticated encryption

Last Updated 11 February 2011
Win 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista/7
Linux

ZipGenius 6.0 Suite Edition
Unique zip and unzip suite

ZipGeniuscan handle more than 20 compressed archive types, so it is a perfet companion for your work and daily activities; but ZipGenius doesn't handle compressed archives, only: it is flexible and expandable so it could almost everything you want from it.

ZipGenius is a FREEWARE product, it is absolutely free for everybody and it can be installed in any environment and on an unlimited number of workstations (private, professional/commercial, corporate, educational, government environments are welcome).

Last Updated 16 Octoberr 2007
Win 98/ME/2000/XP/2003/Vista

jZip
A free alternative to WinZip

jZip is a new and free compression utility for Windows. jZip supports multiple popular archive formats such as Zip, RAR, 7z, ISO, TAR and GZip. It is fully compatible with archives created by other utilities such as WinZip, WinRar and 7-Zip.

Create Zip compatible files
Unzip any Zip file archives
Supports other archive formats like TAR, GZip and RAR
Improved compression ratio
Fast compression engine.

Last Updated 04 November 2009
Win XP/Vista

bxAutoZip for Outlook
Automated compression for Outlook and Outlook Express!

bxAutoZip is a dedicated add-in utility for Microsoft Outlook and Outlook Express which automatically and independently compresses any files attached to an e-mail message.

Compression dramatically reduces the size of e-mail attachments, allowing much faster transfer times. The result is significant savings in time and money for both the sender and the recipient.

Thanks to the program's seamless integration into Outlook and Outlook Express, not one single extra step is required to zip the files.
Outlook Express download can be found here

Win 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP

ALZip
Create and extract archive files

Need a compression utility that is easy for users? ALZip is the perfect solution for you. It is easy enough for small children, but powerful enough for you, AND your users can all have it at home for FREE! That means less training and less user support, and more time for you.

The friendly and unpretentious interface of ALZip gives you instant access to raw archiving power. Explore some of the benefits you'll receive from ALZip such as:

No learning curve
If you know how to click on a file, you already know how to use ALZip. It's that easy.

User-friendly
When you need to do more complex operations, ALZip's user interface lets you do new tasks the first time.

Comprehensive
Unlike many archivers and zip programs that have need plugins and extras, ALZip is all inclusive. One program. One price. Because ALZip is all you'll ever need.

Win 98/ME/NT/2000/XP/Vista

Universal Extractor
Extract archive files

Universal Extractor is a program designed to decompress and extract files from any type of archive or installer, such as ZIP or RAR files, self-extracting EXE files, application installers, etc. The full list of supported formats can be found in the table below. It's able to support so many varied file formats by utilizing the many backend utilities listed in the credits at the bottom of the page.

Please note that Universal Extractor is not intended to be a general purpose archiving program. It cannot (and never will) create archives, and therefore cannot fully replace archivers such as 7-Zip or WinRAR. What it will do, however, is allow you to extract files from virtually any type of archive, regardless of source, file format, compression method, etc.

Windows 95/98/NT/ME/2000/XP/Vista/7

FreeExtractor

FreeExtractor is the easiest way to create self-extracting archives for Windows from existing ZIP files. It is an excellent open-source solution for packaging software programs and for distributing files to friends and colleagues over the Internet.

With a Windows 2000-style wizard-based user interface, end users will find FreeExtractor-created archives intuitive, fast and easy to use. Self-extractor authors follow a simple 4-step wizard which guides them through the process.

Windows 95/98/NT/ME/2000/XP

ExtractNow
Extract multiple archives

ExtractNow lets you extract multiple archives with the click of a button.

Supports ZIP, RAR, ACE, JAR, ISO, IMG, IMA, IMZ, BIN, MP3 (MP3>WAV), LHZ, LHA file formats.
Drag and drop files or folders from Explorer to extract them
Detailed history of extraction procedures
Simple user interface and sleek design in a small package
Recursively search through folders for archives
Delete files or close program after extraction options
Windows explorer file associations for all file types
Extract files into current directory, named folder, or favorite folder of choice

File type masking for ZIP, RAR, & ACE
System tray icon on Minimize and Always on top features
Write to file option allows logging of extraction procedures.

Win 95/98/ME/2000/XP

Quick Zip
Compression utility

QuickZip is a freeware archiver that can open and extract 14 kinds of archives including .zip without using external programs. It can create a tiny setup program (22kb), turn .zip into self extractables (SFX) with progress bars, e-mailing archives, listing archive in HTML or text format, provide an advance context menu that shows the contents of a .zip and includes icons for each type of archive. It can show the archive directory list when loading any archive.

The archive loading speed is very fast, even if the archive includes thousands of files. QuickZip has been translated into 8 different languages and you can toggle the language anytime.

Windows NT/ME/2000/XP

TUGZip
Archive utility

TUGZip is a powerful award-winning freeware archiving utility for Windows® that provides support for a wide range of compressed, encoded and disc-image files, as well as very powerful features; all through an easy to use application interface and Windows Explorer integration.

Supports ZIP, 7-ZIP, A, ACE, ARC, ARJ, BH, BZ2, CAB, CPIO, DEB, GCA, GZ, IMP, JAR, LHA (LZH), LIB, RAR, RPM, SQX, TAR, TGZ, TBZ, TAZ, YZ1 and ZOO archives.
Supports BIN, C2D, IMG, ISO and NRG disc-images.
Support for external plugins.
Windows® shell integration, e.g. drag & drop, shell context menu and drop handlers.
Create 7-ZIP, BH, BZ2, CAB, JAR, LHA (LZH), SQX, TAR, TGZ, YZ1 and ZIP archives.

Repair corrupted ZIP and SQX archives.
Can extract multiple archives at once using Multi Extract.
Encrypt archives using 6 different algorithms. Blowfish (128-bit), DES (56-bit), Triple DES (168-bit) and Rijndael (128-bit, 192-bit and 256-bit).
Create self-extracting encrypted archives.
Automatic updates using the "Web Update" function.

Last Updated 22 October 2009
Win 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP

Ccy HaHaZip

Those files have large sizes to be transfered between different machines will increase time. Compression utility can solve this terrible condition. It makes more efficient when the file size reduced to smaller. Zip is the one kind of compression format. They are very popular transfer on the internet.
Context menu (integrated to right-click pop-up menu in File Explorer)
SFX (Zip to Exe)
Convert Exe to Zip
Disk span
Combine split zip files
Repair zip files
Password protection
Add comment to archive
Test archive
File Explorer on main screen
Shell-execute virus scanner
Automatically resize columns of main list
Change font to main list.

Win 95/98/ME/2000/XP/Vista

FilZip
Zip tool with support for 15 archive types

FilZip is an archiving utility (zip tool) that can open various archive types including ZIP, ARJ, CAB, RAR, TAR and others, as well as internet encoded files .UUE and .XXE.

It offers Windows integration, drag and drop, encryption, multi-extract and more. It also comes with a SFX-Creator (self-extracting archives), optional encryption, add, delete, view, open files from an archive, view the zip comment, password protect zip files, test files while extracting, and automatic installation of archives.
You can also convert an archive into another format or email it via the built-in mailer.

Win 95/98/ME/2000/NT/XP

IZArc
Powerful archiving utility

IZArc is the ultimate archive utility suports many archive formats like: 7-ZIP, A, ACE, ARC, ARJ, B64, BH, BZ2, BZA, CAB, CPIO, DEB, ENC, GCA, GZ, GZA, HA, JAR, LHA, LIB, LZH, MBF, MIM, PAK, PK3, RAR, RPM, TAR, TAZ, TBZ, TGZ, TZ, UUE, WAR, XXE, YZ1, Z, ZIP, ZOO.

With a modern easy-to-use interface, IZArc provides support for most compressed and encoded files, as well as access to many powerful features and tools. It allows you to drag and drop files from and to Windows Explorer, create and extract archives directly in Windows Explorer, create multiple archives spanning disks, creating self-extracting archives, repair damaged zip archives, converting from one archive type to another, view and write comments and many more. IZArc has also build-in multilanguage support.

IZArc is the most complete archive utility available today.

Last Updated 27 April 2009
Win 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP

JustZIPit

JustZIPit simplifies ZIP and UnZIP compression to the bare bone! Discarding all clunky interfaces forever, JustZIPit simply ZIPs and unZIPs -- all with one click from the context menu.

Powerful engine includes fast full automatic implementation of ZIP-64 for HUGE files -- which means JustZIPit is among the most powerful ZIP tools period!

Win 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP

ICEOWS
De/compression tool

ICEOWS is written to compress or extract archive files easier. With ICEOWS you can extract, test, read properties and comments or view files stored in ICE, ARJ, ZIP, GunZip, TAR, Microsoft CAB, RAR, ACE, MIME, Mac HQX, UUEncode, XXEncode, Base64, JAR, EAR, WAR, LHA, IMP, BZ2 files without an external program.

If the archive is an ICE, ARJ or ZIP, you also can add, update and delete files stored within the archive. It integrates all of these functions in the same explorer interface that Windows 9x, Me, NT or XP has. ICEOWS adds a new ICE format which is excellent for reducing the size of text files.

Win 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP