Many of the users that use windows as their operating systems often connote winzip as the only utility as soon as they hear the word file compression. Of course winzip has been a great utility, but it is a must to know a few other utilities that can outsmart winzip. 7-Zip 9.22 Beta (32-bit) is in fact more efficient that the traditional winzip.
The software which is available free of cost of the users has the capability to unpack a variety of archive formats such as ZIP, TAR, GZ, and 7z. The ability of 7-Zip 9.22 Beta (32-bit) to crate TAR and GZ archives that are used on UNIX and Linux systems is commendable.
7-Zip 9.22 Beta (32-bit) is capable of shrinking files over 40% smaller than the other zip software. Although it take somewhat longer to compress files while set for higher compression the software is very effective. The advanced features of 7-Zip 9.22 Beta (32-bit) include creation and extraction of archives and adjustment of compression levels and password protection. Apart from its command line module, the interface of the software looks very simple and very easy to use. Supported formats of 7-Zip 9.22 Beta (32-bit) when it comes to packing and unpacking include 7z, ZIP, GZIP, BZIP2 and TAR.
However when it comes to unpacking alone the software is good for formats like ARJ, CAB, CHM, CPIO, DEB, DMG, HFS, ISO, LZH, LZMA, MSI, NSIS, RAR, RPM, UDF, WIM, and XAR.
Main features of 7-Zip:
- High compression ratio in 7z format with LZMA and LZMA2 compression
- Supported formats:
- Packing / unpacking: 7z, XZ, BZIP2, GZIP, TAR, ZIP and WIM
- Unpacking only: ARJ, CAB, CHM, CPIO, CramFS, DEB, DMG, FAT, HFS, ISO, LZH, LZMA, MBR, MSI, NSIS, NTFS, RAR, RPM, SquashFS, UDF, VHD, WIM, XAR and Z.
- For ZIP and GZIP formats, 7-Zip provides a compression ratio that is 2-10 % better than the ratio provided by PKZip and WinZip
- 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 79 languages.
7-Zip works in Windows 7 / Vista / XP / 2008 / 2003 / 2000 / NT / ME / 98. There is a port of the command line version to Linux/Unix.
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