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7-Zip

7-Zip is a file archiver with a high compression ratio.

Download 7-Zip 9.20 (2010-11-18) for Windows:

LinkTypeWindowsSize
DOWNLOADexe32-bit x861 MB
Download.msi64-bit x641 MB
The download links above redirect you to download pages on SourceForge.net

License

7-Zip is open source software. Most of the source code is under the GNU LGPL license. The unRAR code is under a mixed license: GNU LGPL + unRAR restrictions. Check license information here: 7-Zip license.

You can use 7-Zip on any computer, including a computer in a commercial organization. You don't need to register or pay for 7-Zip.

The 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.

On 7-Zip's Source Forge Page you can find a forum, bug reports, and feature request systems.

Compression ratio

We compared 7-Zip with some of the leading archivers.

FILE SETS: Mozilla Firefox 1.0.7 for Windows and Google Earth 3.0.0616 for Windows after full installation.

ArchiverMozilla FirefoxGoogle Earth
161 files
15,684,168 bytes115 files
23,530,652 bytes
Compressed sizeRatioCompressed sizeRatio
7-Zip 4.23 (7z format)4621135100%6109183100%
WinRAR 3.505021556109%6824892112%
CABARC 5.15131393111%7434325122%
WinZip 10.0 beta (maximum-PPMd)5277118114%8200708134%
7-Zip 4.23 (zip format)6222627135%8909446146%
WinZip 10.0 beta (maximum-portable)6448666140%9153898150%
Compression ratio results are very dependent upon the data used for the tests. Usually, 7-Zip compresses to 7z format 30-70% better than to zip format. And 7-Zip compresses to zip format 2-10% better than most of other zip compatible programs.




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7-Zip 9.202010-11-18
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