The program works with 7z, RAR, ZIP, RPM, ARJ, CAB, CHM, LZH, CPIO, GZIP, DEB, BZIP2, TAR and Z formats. Compression ratio in the new 7z format is 30 to 50% better than ratio in ZIP format. Also 7-Zip compresses to ZIP 2 to 10% better than WinZip and PKZip. 7-Zip has strong command line version and FAR Manager support.
Features:
- High compression ratio in 7z format with LZMA2 and LZMA compression
- Supported formats:
* Packing / unpacking: XZ, 7z, GZIP, BZIP2, TAR, WIM and ZIP
* Unpacking only: CAB, ARJ, CPIO, CHM, HFS, DEB, CramFS, FAT, ISO, DMG, LZMA, LZH, MBR, MSI, NTFS, NSIS, RPM, RAR, UDF, SquashFS,VHD, WIM, XAR and Z.
- For ZIP and GZIP formats, 7-Zip offers a compression ratio that is 2 up to 10 % better than the ratio offered by PKZip and WinZip
- Powerful AES-256 encryption in 7z and ZIP formats
- Self-extracting ability for 7z format
- Integration with Windows Shell
- Strong File Manager
- Strong command line version
- Plugin for FAR Manager
- Localizations for 87 languages
Pros
- Supports multiple archive formats.
- It's able to compress files to various archive types.
Cons
- It hasn't virus scan capabilities, you have to use an external virus scanner for security reasons.
- Sometimes runs slower than similar software.
| Name | 7-Zip |
|---|---|
| Version | 18.05 |
| Developer | Igor Pavlov | see all products from this developer |
| Product Homepage | 7-Zip |
| License | Free (Freeware) |
| Last Week Downloads | 14 |
| All Time Downloads | 19,824 |
| Filename | 7z1805.exe |
| Filesize | 1.1MB |
| MD5 Checksum | 80CCB79BCEED759D69CC2F80BE5EAAED |
| OS Support | Windows All |
| Category | Utilities |
100% CLEAN Certification
7-Zip has been tested by Download82.com team against viruses, spyware, adware, trojan, backdoors and was found to be 100% clean. Our editors will recheck this software periodically to assure that it remains clean.
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Old Versions
| Software | Date Added |
|---|---|
| 7-Zip 20.00 Alpha | April 12, 2020 - Latest Version |
| 7-Zip 19.00 | February 24, 2019 |
| 7-Zip 18.06 | January 15, 2019 |
| 7-Zip 18.05 | May 07, 2018 |
| 7-Zip 18.01 | February 01, 2018 |