7-zip file archiver

7-zip utility is considered a great alternative to file archivers like WinZip or WinRar. The last two can be used for a limited period, after that you must pay.

First of all, the program is lightweight; it occupies less than 1MB.

Formats supported by the 7-zip 4.57 archiver include RAR, ZIP, CAB (Microsoft cabinet files), ARJ and even .7z – 7-zip’s very own format. Most of the options we see at the commercial archivers are not forgotten by Igor Pavlov (creator of 7-zip), like self-extracting archives (SFX). This program can unpack corrupt or damaged archives with little problem.

High compression ratio is considered another key-feature, but time is sacrificed in order to build the archive. Lastly, you can’t pack in RAR.

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