File Archivers

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  1. 7-Zip icon
     4759 likes

    Efficient file archiver offering superior compression and encryption. Supports multiple formats such as TAR, ZIP, with a unique self-extracting feature.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • PortableApps.com
    • ReactOS
    Main Window
    Add to Archive
    Options
    111 alternatives
    4.6
    Excellent136 reviews
  2. PeaZip icon
     656 likes

    PeaZip is free file archiver utility, based on Open Source technologies of 7-Zip, p7zip, FreeArc, PAQ, and PEA projects, for Linux, macOS and Windows.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    PeaZip
    Archive creation
    Archive extraction
    +4
    PeaZip on macOS
    97 alternatives
    4.0
    Very Good45 reviews
  3. WinRAR icon
     1166 likes

    Compress and encrypt files with versatile software, supporting multiple formats for secure data transfer and offering efficient storage options.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD
    • ReactOS
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    +4
    WinRAR screenshot 3
    97 alternatives
    3.6
    Good34 reviews
  4. Papra icon
     29 likes

    Minimal open-source platform for digital document management and archiving, supporting full-text search, tagging, content extraction, email ingestion, and self-hosting.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
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    19 alternatives
  5. GNU Midnight Commander is a visual file manager, licensed under GNU General Public License and therefore qualifies as Free Software. Its a feature rich full-screen text mode application that allows you to copy, move and delete files and whole directory trees, search for files...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Cygwin
    • MacPorts
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    +1
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    104 alternatives
    4.1
    Very Good7 reviews
  6. MacPacker icon
     14 likes

    Archive manager for macOS. Open source, because essential tools should be free. Preview (nested) archives without extracting them.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    51 alternatives
  7. Bandizip icon
     171 likes

    Bandizip is a powerful archiver which provides an ultrafast processing speed and convenient features. Available free of charge, and its paid editions support a variety of advanced features.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    Main screen
    Settings
    Create an archive
    +9
    Archiving
    91 alternatives
    3.5
    Good27 reviews
  8. ZipXtract icon
     14 likes

    ZipXtract is a comprehensive, open-source file extraction utility designed to handle a wide range of compressed file formats, including RAR, ZIP, TAR, BZ2, GZ, 7Z, XZ, JAR, and Z. This versatile application offers users the ability to extract files from both standard and...

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
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    16 alternatives
  9. The Unarchiver icon
     247 likes

    The Unarchiver is a small and easy to use program that can unarchive many different kinds of archive files. It will open common formats such as Zip, RAR (including v5), 7-zip, Tar, Gzip and Bzip2. It will also open many older formats, such as StuffIt, DiskDoubler, LZH, ARJ and...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    97 alternatives
  10. FreeArc icon
     52 likes

    FreeArc is a free and open source file archiver developed by Bulat Ziganshin. It uses LZMA, PPMD, TrueAudio and GRzip algorithms with automatic switching by file type, and also uses set of filters—for instance it can remove repetitions from text.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    Main Window
    FreeAec in Gnu/Linux
    FreeArc screenshot 2
    81 alternatives
  11. File Roller icon
     83 likes

    File Roller is the archive manager of the GNOME desktop environment. It can extract, view, create and modify archives. File Roller is only a graphical interface to archiving utilities such as tar and zip.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
    File Roller screenshot 1
    87 alternatives
  12. Grizzly icon
     2 likes

    Grizzly is an open-source macOS application designed for browsing and extracting ZIP archives with speed and ease. It provides a clean, Finder-style interface with native system integrations to simplify ZIP file management.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Grizzly screenshot 1
    19 alternatives
  13. Arclite Pro icon
     6 likes

    Open and explore ZIP, 7z, RAR, and many more archives without extracting. Create and edit archives with encryption and advanced compression. Open, search, and share files directly from the archive.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    +7
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    54 alternatives
  14. WinZip icon
     73 likes

    A file archiver tool enabling compression and decompression, supporting ZIP and ZIPX formats, allowing file encryption and secure sharing via multiple platforms.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • ReactOS
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    105 alternatives
  15. Ark icon
     23 likes

    Ark is a program for viewing, extracting, creating and modifying archives. Ark can handle various archive formats such as tar, gzip, bzip2, zip, rar, 7zip, xz, rpm, cab and deb (support for certain archive formats depend on the appropriate command-line programs being installed).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE Plasma
    • Flathub
    • Snapcraft
    • Windows
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    Ark screenshot 1
    39 alternatives
  16. BetterZip icon
     34 likes

    Supports over 30 archive formats, enables archive editing and AES-256 encryption, includes password manager, macOS Finder integration, and file preview.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    BetterZip screenshot 1
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    +8
    BetterZip screenshot 3
    78 alternatives
  17. B1 Free Archiver is a free multi-platform universal archiver. Currently it works on Windows, Mac, Linux and Android; moreover B1 Online Archiver allows you to uncompress .b1, zip, rar or .7z archive from your computer directly online.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Warning

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    Main window
    B1 Free Archiver screenshot 1
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    +7
    B1 Free Archiver screenshot 3
    88 alternatives
  18. Zarchiver icon
     22 likes

    ZArchiver - program to manage archives in android. The program has a simple and functional interface. It lets you create 7z (7zip), zip, bzip2 (bz2), gzip (gz), XZ, tar archives, decompress 7z (7zip), zip, rar, bzip2, gzip, XZ, iso, tar, arj.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • iPhone
    • HUAWEI AppGallery
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    36 alternatives
  19. 7z SFX-Creator icon
     41 likes

    A simple and easy to use GUI based on 7zip for creating self-extracting archives and self-extracting installers.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    7z SFX-Creator screenshot 1
    87 alternatives
  20. Explzh for Windows is a file operation tool created with the concept of treating archive files, CD-ROM virtual disk images (ISO-9660 / ISO-13346), and FTP hosts as virtual folders and handling them like an explorer.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Main Window
    Tools Menu
    Options
    102 alternatives