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7-Zip
7-Zip is an open source file archiver with the high compression ratio predominantly for the Microsoft Windows operating system. It operates either as a command line program or with a graphical user interface. It also features integration with the Windows shell environment. 7-Zip is free software, developed by Igor Pavlov and distributed under the GNU LGPL license. High compression ratio in new 7z format with LZMA compression. Strong AES-256 encryption in 7z and ZIP formats. Self-extracting capability for 7z format. Integration with Windows Shell. Powerful File Manager. Powerful command line version. Plugin for FAR Manager. Localizations for 74 languages. download

ZipGenius
ZipGenius is the file compression suite you were searching for: it is free and easy to use, plus it supports more than 20 formats of compressed archives, including RAR, ARJ, ACE, CAB, SQX and the excellent 7-zip. ZipGenius has all the main features of compression programs (zip, unzip and so on), but it's different from the others because it offers very special features. You can give better protection to your archives using encryption instead of the standard zip password, you can send e-mail using the built-in mail client or you can publish archives on the Web with FTPGenius, the built-in FTP client. ZipGenius is presented in two editions: STANDARD and SUITE that differs for the content they ship to user's Desktop. download

TUGZip
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. Try this great free archiving utility! 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, for example drag & drop, shell context menu and drop handlers. Script support which allows you to make automated backups. Basic features like: add, extract, delete, rename, run, view, checkout. download

PeaZip
PeaZip allows to apply powerful multiple search filters to archive's content; create and extract multiple archives at once; create self-extracting archives; export job definition as command line; save archive's layouts; bookmark archives and folders; scan and open with custom applications compressed and uncompressed files etc. Other features: strong encryption, robust file copy, split/join files (file span), secure data deletion, compare, checksum and hash files, system benchmark, generate random passwords and keyfiles. PeaZip is an open source file and archive manager: cross platform, available as portable and installable software for Windows and Linux . PeaZip is freeware, free of charge for any use, and is also free as in freedom since it's Open Source (LGPLv3). download

jZip
Discordia develops and markets PC based technologies used by everyday people. Our products focus on ease of use, usefulness and simplicity. Discordia's flagship product is jZip. An Easy to use archiving program for the Windows operating system. Create, open and extract Zip, TAR, GZip and 7-Zip. Open and extract from RAR and ISO. jZip is absolutely Free for everybody, home and enterprise users. jZip is an easy to use and fast archiving software. It is freeware. download

ZIP Reader
ZIP Reader is a free Windows utility that allows users to open files that have been compressed using SecureZIP or PKZIP - or any other ZIP product. ZIP Reader decrypts Secure ZIP files created by any PKWARE product, regardless of hardware platform. That means Windows users can access files encrypted and compressed on Windows, UNIX, Linux, iSeries, and zSeries systems. Simple to use with a slick auto launch feature - just double click on a ZIP file or drag-and-drop the ZIP file to the ZIP Reader icon. The file unzips automatically. download

CoffeeCup Free Zip Wizard
Makes it easy to zip and unzip files. It has built-in e-mail and FTP functions, so you can zip and send your files in one easy step. Free Zip Wizard can also run any program or setup file inside ZIP files. It can also create self-extracting EXE files and find all the ZIP files on your system, too. CoffeeCup Free Zip Wizard walks you through the process of opening, creating, modifying, or finding a ZIP file. Create a self-extracting ZIP file, labeled actually as a EXE file, to make distribution a breeze. This method will allow the person receiving your file to simply double-click and open the file to get the files you archived. download

CAM UnZip
Unzipping (and zipping) made easy and free finally! CAM UnZip is an easy-to-use ZIP file utility that opens, creates and modifies ZIP files quickly and easily. Features include: UnZip any ZIP file archives quickly and easily. List files in the archive, extract all or selected files. Create new ZIP files and easily add/remove files to/from them. Password protected ZIP file support. Optionally run setup automatically after unzipping. CAM UnZip is distributed as freeware for personal use.  You may use it for your own personal use free of charge. download

Quick Zip
Is a powerful and fast utility that provides support to ZIP and other popular archive formats. Features include built-in support to 21 types (or 36 extensions) of archives and encoding formats; full integration to the shell, including an archive icon, which associates different archives with different icons, context menus, tool tips, drag-and-drop, and cut and paste; and a folder list, which shows the directory structure of files. You can add the current date and time in order to store and pick different versions of files in the same archive. There is a hot edit function, and you will be asked to update if you run a file and make modifications to it. download

JustZIPit
From install to operation, this freeware is one of the easiest file compression tools you'll find. JustZIPit doesn't bother with an interface. Installation takes only a single-click as the application merely adds two items to your Context menu. Help is a single page and should easily explain the application to all users. Operating JustZIPit takes a single-click to zip or unzip a file or folder. Right-click any file or folder and choose JustZipit Create and the file or folder is compressed quickly to a ZIP file. Saving time, the zip file is named the same as the folder or file and given the zip extension. download

TyphoonZip
Is a powerful, all purpose zipping tool. Load and create zip files with an easy to use interface. Drag and drop files directly to or from a zip file. Right click any file on your computer to see various TyphoonZip options, including zipping and unzipping of multiple files or folders, and zipping and emailing any selection of files or folders. The interface is nice to look at, and very easy to navigate. It consists of one window, with prominent command buttons for creating new zip files, opening zip files, and more. download

bzip2
This command line-enabled compression executable should satisfy power users, but the lack of a GUI means many will pass over this useful tool. Bzip2 is a command line tool with 15 options. Executing the program in a command window with the option 'help' is all the guidance users can expect. Each of the options gets a few words of explanation. Bzip2 is easily invoked in batch files. Though it can't recover from some common errors in syntax, the application will force compression and promises to decompress some damaged archives. Testers found compression and decompression speeds average, but the program only offers one compression algorithm. download

ExtractNow
Allows you to extract more than one archived file at a time, with one click of a button. It makes extracting files quicker and easier. ExtractNow supports ZIP, RAR, ACE, IMG, IMA, IMZ, ISO, and BIN, and archives. ExtractNow does a fine job of bundling compressed files and extracting their contents in one fell swoop. ExtractNow has a clean, well-designed and easy-to-use interface. To extract files, simply drag and drop them into the main program window, or right-click the files while in Windows Explorer. ExtractNow supports the two most popular compression formats, ZIP and RAR, as well as a handful of other formats. Simple but not simplistic, this is a powerful and reliable program that will be of use to anyone who manages many compressed files. download

FilZip
Is an archiving utility that supports roughly 15 archive types, including ARJ, CAB, RAR, TAR, and LHA. Among its features are Windows integration (drag and drop, and file compression and extraction from the context menu), multiExtract, and FastExtract. It also comes with an SFX creator. With its zipping features, you can add files to an archive; delete, view, and open files from an archive; view ZIP comments; password-protect ZIP files; test files while extracting; and automatically install archives. You also can easily convert one archive into another, delete archives, and send archives over the Internet via the built-in e-mail function. download

UPX
UPX is an advanced graphical interface for the UPX (Ultimate Packer for eXecutables). It allows you to compress (and decompress) files produced according to Microsoft Portable Executable and COFF Specification (EXE, DLL, OCX, BPL, and CPL). Free UPX offers easy access to all documented and undocumented UPX parameters without the need for command line usage. This free program lets users compress and decompress executable files. Novice users might find its user interface and features a little overwhelming, but more-experienced users will find it to be a valuable compression tool. download

ZIP Password Finder
ZIP Password Finder is the best tool to find your lost Zip passwords. ZIP Password Finder is a completely free tool to recover zip archive passwords. Features several functions and attacks. ZIP Password Finder has a nice, easy to use interface and $0 price which makes it the top choice for .zip password recovery. ZIP Password Finder includes a lot of functions and it is the best choice for .zip password recovery. ZIP Password Finder is claimed by the author to be freeware and free to use. download